China's Mass Production Of Dual-Use Drone Engines Fuels A Global Proliferation Crisis

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday ordered the destruction of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a move that he said was a response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking an arrest warrant for him. Middle East Eye first reported on Monday that the office of the prosecutor at the […]

Before The First Switch Goes Dark Authored by Madge Waggy, Most people imagine that the beginning of a crisis announces itself with unmistakable spectacle. We picture fighter aircraft crossing national borders, emergency broadcasts interrupting television programs or financial markets collapsing within a single afternoon. It is an understandable expectation because history is usually taught through decisive moments rather than the countless ordinary decisions that quietly shaped them. Yet those who spend their careers inside engineering firms, logistics agencies, intelligence communities or infrastructure operators often develop a very different understanding of how the...

Home Refi Activity Plummets As Mortgage Rates Hit 9-Month Highs Refinancing activity in the U.S. housing market plummeted last week as mortgage rates hit their highest level in nine months, new industry data released on May 27 show. Refinancing decreased by 18 percent for the week ending May 22 and is up by 19 percent from the same time a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Many borrowers understandably backed away from refinancing last week,” Joel Kan, the firm’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a statement. The decline...