Claude is becoming increasingly capable and commercially valuable, while Anthropic is fighting Washington over autonomous weapons and surveillance. The company wants America to lead AI, but not at any price.
In the decades following World War II, US food aid programs were promoted as humanitarian lifelines for newly independent and crisis-stricken nations. But historical accounts and critics argue that these initiatives often
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“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” — Buddha Those who wield falsehood and deceit often imagine that a single lie can obscure an entire reality,
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Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to hear a crucial verdict on Friday in the biggest trial he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a decision that could further
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After almost losing decades of strategic depth in Afghanistan, Pakistan has now shifted its attention to cultivating a second phase of strategic depth—Bangladesh. Perhaps following the 2024 revolution in Bangladesh that ousted
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Shortly before he died just over a year ago, Jerry Kohn called me up to discuss how we should mark the 50th anniversary of Hannah Arendt’s passing. As Arendt’s good friend, her
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Reform UK has triggered a political storm after securing a record-breaking £9 million donation from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne, a revelation first highlighted in reporting by Bloomberg. The unprecedented sum — the
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When the rains finally stopped, what remained was not just devastation but disbelief. Entire neighbourhoods had turned into brown, swirling lakes. Heartbreaking images and videos flow of families stood on the upper
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There is a deep conviction that if we all knew and agreed upon the truth — the truth about global warming, the truth about God, the truth about transgender biology, the truth
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On 13 November, at the Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China, we released our latest study, The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War – Understanding Who Saved Humanity: A Restorationist
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Prime Minister and Minister of Education Harini Amarasuriya triggered intense political shockwaves today after declaring in Parliament that there “was never a demand” to allocate 6% of
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Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from remarks delivered by Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, former Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, during the launch of a new book. It presents his personal recollections
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The most politically urgent argument in Hannah Arendt’s On Revolution is her diagnosis of a quiet, foundational mistake at the heart of the United States Constitution: the belief that representation — even when supported by an
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When Mrs Bandaranaike’s left-wing government swept into power with a two-thirds majority in 1970, it inherited a business landscape dominated by the UNP. Previous attempts at nationalisation by S. W. R. D.
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Reports from major European outlets indicate that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been steadily consolidating power at the expense of the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. According to
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Singapore’s government is moving ahead with plans to designate 38 Oxley Road — the former home of founding leader Lee Kuan Yew — as a national monument, reigniting a years-long dispute over
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