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42d05/29war-conflict · 3/5

Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran

Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the final instalment of a three-part series, Cao Jiaxuan examines how Central Asian members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have shaped the bloc’s response to the US-Iran conflict. Read the first part here and the second part here. As Kyrgyzstan gears up to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
42d05/29

How a Regional Gulf Coast Port Became America's Crude Oil Export Capital

Three decades ago, I had just graduated from Texas A&M University and taken my first job as a chemical engineer in Corpus Christi, Texas. At the time, few people would have expected that this Gulf Coast city would one day sit at the center of the global energy system. Corpus was an important regional hub—refineries, chemical plants, steady industrial activity—but it wasn't viewed as a strategic asset on the world stage. Today, it is exactly that. The Port of Corpus Christi has become the largest

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
42d05/29war-conflict · 1/5

Are you covered with an ETF savings plan?

Hello dear community, probably a stupid question, but if, according to an online calculator, I invest €400/month in an ETF pump for 40 years, I'll have several million by the time I'm 65. After that I can easily retire and chill out like a king. 4000€ living costs x 12 months x 20 years are only 960,000€. There's easily a million left over and if I die before then... my children will just get it and let it continue. Am I missing something in my youthful naivety? Can it be that simple?

Socialunclassifiedgermany
42d05/29war-conflict · 3/5

Why the Philippines walks a delicate balance as Asean chair

When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr accepted the Asean gavel from Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur last October, the script was already written: a packed agenda, South China Sea diplomacy in the spotlight and a regional digital economy deal to clinch. Then the world changed. On February 28, US and Israeli forces struck Iran. The Strait of Hormuz, an artery of global shipping through which 98 per cent of the Philippines’ crude oil imports travel, became a war zone...

unclassifiedchina · asia · iran
42d05/29

Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent

A former Southern California mayor pleaded guilty on Friday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Eileen Wang, who stepped down as the mayor of Arcadia earlier this month, was charged in April with one count of acting in the US as an illegal agent of a foreign government. She pleaded guilty to doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favourable to Beijing, without prior notification to the US government as required by law. The 56-year-old was elected in...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
42d05/29

Mods fix your bots, I want to talk about the AI and supposed Index fund bubble but AI mod shuts me down.

Mods fix your bots, I tried to post something I worked hard on and wrote myself but the moderation bot thinks its AI. I just spent hours of research and a day of thinking and writing only for the annoying Moderation bot to think AI did it... fix your ignorant moderation bot please super annoying. I need to keep typing because apparently if the post is below 250 characters the mod bots will also nuke the post. I cant even report a problem with the auto moderator without the auto moderator nuking

Socialunclassifiedusa · uk
42d05/29

How can we invest without giving up democratic control over our money?

I don’t want this post to sound too political, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the implications of investing in broad global ETFs. For most of my adult life, I’ve invested in all-world ETFs like VWCE, mostly through US-owned asset managers such as Vanguard, Invesco, and others. For a long time, I saw this as a simple and rational way to invest: low-cost, diversified, passive, and accessible. It's also what... I heard was the "wisest" way to do it. But over the last few months, especially afte

Socialunclassifiedeurope · usa
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