Economy

Regional crises threaten undersea fiber networks - how close are we to internet disruptions?

Technology Gordon Feller - May 7, 2024.

Any conflict involving major maritime routes could potentially threaten undersea cables. For example, if the emerging conflict between Taiwan and China became violent, the resulting...

Don't Think You Are Ready Immune: Watch Carefully Turkish Experience 

Economy Emre Alkin - May 4, 2024.

It was the 1970’s. People would swim on Yeniköy’s coast in Istanbul, relax by the clear blue waters of the Marmara Sea. I remember I...

Red Sea crisis - the spotlight is now on alternatives

Economy Gordon Feller - April 30, 2024.

The ongoing Red Sea crisis has severely disrupted maritime trade routes, forcing shipping companies and cargo owners to explore alternative modes of transportation.  As the world’s...

Governments cause inflation and hurt bond investors

Finances Daniel Lacalle - April 29, 2024.

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure rose 2.8% in March from a year ago. This is the core personal consumption expenditures price index, excluding food and...

It is written “Defense” But Means “War”

Economy Emre Alkin - April 27, 2024.

"Correct analysis requires correct information." Countless times I have said this fact in this column. To people who think that things happen for no reason,...

What could stand in the way of European plans to rely on its own defence industry?

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 24, 2024.

The European Union has been rapidly moving towards "war economy mode", guided by the 2-year experience of Russian aggression against Ukraine, which revealed all the...

New Mobility Solutions Could Soon Be Swarming Inside Cities

Energy Gordon Feller - April 22, 2024.

“There are roughly 22 million trips made in Istanbul every day and in the past ten years, we have seen bus use decrease by 10%....

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