Consistency and predictability
Power is sustained not by its display, but by its reliability. When actors can plan with confidence, they invest. When they cannot, they hedge.
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Power is sustained not by its display, but by its reliability. When actors can plan with confidence, they invest. When they cannot, they hedge.
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PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 50 nations are attending a world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Colombia next week as the Iran war underscores…
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Washington merely shifted from strikes to economic coercion, betting that financial strain might succeed where force had not. It wasn’t peace, but war by other…
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The Stratbase Institute said the exercises reflect the Philippines’ approach to addressing security challenges in the disputed waters.
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A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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As the dry season persists, businesses are once again bracing for surging electricity consumption — driven largely by longer and more frequent cooling needs.
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Energy is often taken for granted — until it becomes scarce, expensive, or uncertain.
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It does not take much to disrupt this balance. A supply shock far from Manila tightens fuel access, and prices begin to rise.
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The government is expanding access to subsidized rice as rising fuel costs continue to strain household budgets, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directing…
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We need to fix the system that makes it two to three times more expensive for developing countries to finance education, health or what the system is.
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‘The move may undermine bank profitability as net interest margins peak and credit losses remain elevated.’ — S&P Global Ratings credit analyst, Nikita Anand.
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Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday it would resume “strict management” of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday issued a month-long sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil…
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What some of our political leaders have recently shown with their half-intelligible responses to the Gulf crisis provides us no comfort.
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The longer the crisis the deeper the effect. The impact of the ongoing oil crisis on Filipino households suggests that 1.34-million Filipinos face the prospect…
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Where once there was ice, only rock remains.
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Maxim Rides & Food Delivery backed a proposal to temporarily reduce ride-hailing commissions as drivers deal with rising fuel costs. The company said it…
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Sanctions block the cheapest oil, forcing Manila to pay more or risk penalties, exposing the limits of its economic sovereignty.
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