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rotesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria.
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Syrians take to the streets over fuel price hikes, China cracks down on foreign travel for citizens, Panama Canal water levels threaten shipping

Protests rocked several regions of the country after the government on Sunday announced increases of up to 40% for diesel and 30% for gasoline.

Can AI protect humanitarian aid?
AI For Good Summit

Can AI protect humanitarian aid?

Artificial intelligence is already helping humanitarian organizations identify people in need, improve supply chains, and deliver assistance more efficiently. But it also introduces new risks.

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon
UN General Assembly

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York at GZERO and Microsoft's innagural Global Stage Cafe, Ambassador Dorothy Shea, who previously served as US chargé d'affaires and acting representative to the United Nations, sits down with Tony Maciulis to unpack the debate over AI regulation, US-China relations and Lebanon's security future.

Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again?
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Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again?

In his latest "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the Iran ceasefire has fallen apart, but the region has not yet returned to all-out war.

Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day
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Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day

US President Donald Trump rattled the global economy when he announced tariffs on around 90 countries on “Liberation Day” one year ago today, but probably not in the way either supporters or critics first imagined.

​An employee checks filled capsules inside a Cadila Pharmaceutical company manufacturing unit at Dholka town on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, April 12, 2025.
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Pharma manufacturers face tariff uncertainty

Donald Trump’s administration announced that it is opening investigations into pharmaceutical and semiconductor supply chains, which will likely result in tariffs that will hurt suppliers in Europe, India, and Canada.

​US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.
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China vows retaliation as US tariffs take effect

With the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs taking effect on Wednesday, the US’s largest trading partner, China, has signaled that it is not backing down from a trade war.

Longshoremen carry signs and demonstrate to make their voices heard outside Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Port workers strike fear in consumers and Dems

The heavily integrated nature of the US and Canadian economies means a strike by 45,000 members of the International Longshoreman’s Association – involving workers at 36 ports along the East and Gulf coasts – is being watched closely by politicians south and north of the border.

A commuter Seabus passes idle shipping cranes towering over stacked containers during a strike by dock workers at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Canadian dock workers to go back to work, but UPS strike still on

No one wants a throwback to late 2021-style inflation supercharged by broken supply chains.

Abstact collage depicting food insecurity
Living Beyond Borders Podcasts

Episode 8: Global food (in)security

Listen: Following shortages that came out of the COVID pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine, the dual food problems of affordability and availability persist. While temporary impacts may be waning, the experts also discuss the longer-term impacts of the global food production system on the environment and what will - or won't - be sustainable going forward, including the food system's massive dependence on fossil fuels. In the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, Peter Ceretti, Director of Global Macro Geo Strategy at Eurasia Group, Harlin Singh, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, and Malcolm Spittler, Global Investment Strategist, and Senior US Economist, both at Citi Global Wealth Investments, discuss the latest causes and ripple effects of food shortages around the globe.

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Living Beyond Borders Podcasts

Episode 5: Energy transition today

Listen: Where does the energy transition to renewable fuels stand globally, after setbacks from the pandemic and geopolitical instability? In the latest episode of the Living Beyond Borders podcast, our experts discuss the increasing need for energy security being a big driver for renewable energy in regions like Europe, how the war in Ukraine is still affecting energy markets, and what kinds of investments need to happen in technology and infrastructure to realize more sustainable and cleaner energy globally.