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The hiring bar raised simultaneously by the economic slowdown and the spread of AI Employers favor experienced workers with proven validation skills over entry-level candidates Gap between job openings and actual hiring widens amid persistently low layoffs

Iran’s mass deployment of low-cost drones accelerates depletion of US interceptor stockpiles Pressure to preserve combat power drives wider use of one-way attack surface drones and AI-enabled kill chains Benchmark for warfighting capability shifts from weapons performance to production and replenishment capacity

France, Germany, and Spain’s FCAS fighter development program ultimately collapses UK-Italy-Japan GCAP secures crucial funding after repeated setbacks US presses ahead with independent sixth-generation fighter development, while mid-tier defense powers focus on fifth-generation capabilities

Vulnerability in Spain’s Foreign Procurement Exposed by Dependence on Proprietary Ammunition and Parts Growing Buyer Demand for Wartime Readiness and Domestic Industrial Capacity Defence Competition Shifting From Finished-Product Sales to Joint Production and Long-Term Sustainment

The “Export Boom Paradox” as Margins Collapse Despite Rising Orders Policy Financing Helps Absorb Losses as Firms Expand Overseas Market Share A Protracted War of Attrition Squeezing Manufacturing Bases in South Korea, Germany and Japan China’s man

Young populations can lift growth only if jobs expand Ageing economies need labour, but extraction is not a strategy Investment decides whether youth becomes a dividend or a trap Between 2025 and 2035,

NATO members unveil sweeping defense spending plans under U.S.

Rafale's limitations in scalability and modernization highlighted as fifth- and sixth-generation fighters proliferate Latecomer South Korea's KF-21 still faces a difficult path into the export market Combat experience and multirole capabilities remain the ultimate differentiators

Iran attacks commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting immediate U.S.

Chinese Firms Expand Adoption of Domestic AI Semiconductors AI Infrastructure Spending Exceeds Budget This Year Global AI Competitive Landscape Poised for Change China is accelerating the buildout of a self-reliant AI infrastr

Indonesia Moves Ahead With Acquisition of Naval Group's Scorpène Evolved Submarines South Korea Loses Ground After Indonesia Fails to Implement Existing Submarine Contract Could Indonesia's Enhanced Maritime Deterrence Shift the Balance of Power Around the Strait of Malacca?

Asymmetric wars of attrition testing U.S.

Canada prioritizes NATO interoperability and Arctic security over operational certainty South Korea's proven platform and rapid delivery timeline fall short Continued reliance on German propulsion technology exposes remaining technological limitations

China to Phase Out Tax Incentives That Have Underpinned EV Market Growth EU Tightens Pressure on Chinese EVs Through Tariffs and Regulatory Barriers "The Dispute Extends Beyond EVs" Deepening EU-China Trade Rift Persists China's electric ve

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Sweden Orders Google to Pay $1.97 Billion in Damages Wave of EU Fines and Follow-on Lawsuits Against Google Intensifies Apple, X and Other Big Tech Firms Drawn Into Expanding Regulatory Dragnet, Raising U.S.-EU Tensions A Swedish court has ordered Goo

'Coupang Discrimination' Report Alleges Bias Against U.S. Technology Firm Coupang Narrative Dominates Report as Lobbying Spending Draws Scrutiny White House Joins Dispute, Voices Public Concern Over South Korean Sanctions The U.S.

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U.S. withdrawal would not end trade cooperation The Zollverein shows why accession can beat isolation A free-trade coalition needs open rules and domestic support U.S.

Taiwan’s political division is weakening deterrence Defence spending needs durable cross-party support Clearer US commitments could reinforce domestic consensus That one conclusion should cast doubt on all the rest.