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Inflection Points

Sep 30, 2026

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on AI and the future of medicine

By Frederick Kempe

Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla joined Frederick Kempe to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming the healthcare industry.

Artificial Intelligence Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Sep 30, 2026

Africa’s exit problem is the United States’ entry point

By Simbai Chizengeni

European and multilateral development finance institutions spent two decades backing funds that bought African companies. Those funds have aged, and their backers need distributions.

Africa Economy & Business

Econographics

Sep 30, 2026

To save its manufacturing base, Europe needs to look east

By Charles Lichfield

Europe is counting on Central and Eastern Europe to power its manufacturing revival—but first, it needs to make sure Germany’s slowdown doesn’t drag the region down with it.

Economy & Business Europe

Issue Brief

Sep 29, 2026

The strategic rationale for closer investment ties between Europe and the Gulf

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

Europe and the Gulf both stand to benefit from investing more in each region. Which projects make the most sense?

Economy & Business Europe

Issue Brief

Sep 29, 2026

Trade and connectivity in the Europe-Gulf strategic partnership

By Valbona Zeneli

Boosting trade between European and Gulf states requires progress on two key projects planned to connect the regions: the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, and a free trade agreement. Can the disruption caused by the Iran war provide an impetus to move these stalled projects forward?

Economy & Business Europe

Econographics

Sep 28, 2026

The IMF’s big test in Bangkok

By Martin Mühleisen

The IMF is heading to Bangkok with plenty on its plate. From China’s industrial policy to US fiscal deficits and Europe’s economic challenges, the annual meetings will put the Fund’s global mandate in the spotlight.

Economy & Business International Financial Institutions

Dispatches

Sep 25, 2026

Dispatch from New York: Latin America has opened a new chapter with Washington

By Jason Marczak, Henry Shuldiner

The diplomacy around this year’s United Nations General Assembly showcased new initiative in the Americas to increase economic growth and tackle crime.

Economy & Business Latin America

Fast Thinking

Sep 25, 2026

What did (and didn’t) happen at the Trump-Xi summit

By Atlantic Council

What the latest Trump-Xi summit changed, left unresolved, and what to watch before they meet again.

Artificial Intelligence China

Issue Brief

Sep 24, 2026

The Saudi economy can hold out through year’s end—even if oil exports drop to zero

By Khalid Azim

First the Strait of Hormuz closed, so Saudi Arabia started sending more oil over land through its East-West Pipeline. Then drone strikes damaged the pipeline, and the Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles near the pipeline’s Red Sea terminus. Does Saudi Arabia need to plan for a near term without meaningful oil exports?

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Sep 24, 2026

Ukraine’s defense tech sector must offer investors more than innovation

By Olga Usenko

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has built one of the world’s most dynamic defense tech ecosystems under conditions few industries ever face. However, innovation alone will not be enough to win over potential investors, writes Olga Usenko.

Conflict Defense Industry

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