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How Oil Fuels Conflict and War—and Who Profits
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Michael Klare, an emeritus professor of peace and security studies at Hampshire College. The U.S.-Israel joint war against Iran has shaken global energy markets, closed the Strait of Hormuz and restricted the flow of oil and
Iran conflict sparks worst month of outflows since Autumn Budget
Wednesday 08 April 2026 11:48 am | Updated: Wednesday 08 April 2026 11:59 am Equities outflows continued The Middle Eastern conflict has triggered the worst bout of equity market outflows in months as investors retreated from stocks over fears of soaring inflation and fuel shortages. Equity fund outflows jumped to £1.4bn in March, a jump
How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater
The author of that post on X was referring to an online intelligence dashboard following the US-Israel strikes against Iran in real time. Built by two people from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, it combines open-source data like satellite imagery and ship tracking with a chat function, news feeds, and links to prediction markets
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump to leave G7 early, says ‘everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran’ after refusing to back de-escalation statement
Key posts 1 of 8 Pinned post from 10.49pm on Jun 17, 2025 In brief: The latest on the situation in the Middle East By Cassandra Morgan Thank you for joining us today as we covered the rapidly developing conflict between Israel and Iran. We will have more for you soon in another coverage of
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries...
India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates Sharply With Attacks on Military Bases
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Also a Looming Climate Disaster
The Middle East is warming, but Israelis and Palestinians are too focused on politics to worry about impending climate catastrophe...
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