The Beiruter
Geopolitics
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Geopolitics - Digital infrastructure - internet infrastructure - internet resilience - submarine cablesThe internet’s most important infrastructure is underwater
More than 99% of international data traffic travels through submarine cables, but their concentration along narrow maritime routes, dependence on a small repair fleet and growing control by technology giants are turning the infrastructure beneath the internet into an issue of economic security and geopolitical power.By The Beiruter -
Geopolitics - Global economy - Institute of International Finance - Bank of Japan - European Central BankA widening gap between global economies
The Institute of International Finance warns that the U.S.–Iran conflict and energy shock are accelerating global economic divergence, slowing growth, destabilizing supply chains, and reshaping monetary policy across major economies.By The Beiruter -
Geopolitics - Demographic decline - Fertility crisis - Ageing populations - Russia Ukraine warWhy global population collapse will keep the wars coming
Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before.By The Beiruter
