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How peace processes balance stability and accountability

International

Peace Processes: The Delicate Balance of Stability and Justice

Álvaro Sanz

Peace processes must navigate a central tension: stabilizing a post-conflict environment quickly enough to prevent renewed violence, while ensuring sufficient accountability to address grievances, deter future abuses, and deliver justice…

Why energy storage isn’t just about batteries

International

Energy Storage Innovations: A World Beyond Batteries

Álvaro Sanz

The public discourse equates energy storage with lithium-ion batteries, and for good reason: batteries have enabled rapid advances in grid flexibility, electric vehicles, and distributed energy systems. Yet a comprehensive…

How global interest rates affect local living costs

International

Local Living Costs Explained: The Global Interest Rate Factor

Sophie Caldwell

Global interest rates determined by major central banks and mirrored in international bond yields influence the worldwide cost of borrowing. Their effects ripple into everyday expenses such as mortgages, rents,…

International

Beyond Batteries: The Full Scope of Energy Storage

Sophie Caldwell

The public discourse equates energy storage with lithium-ion batteries, and for good reason: batteries have enabled rapid advances in grid flexibility, electric vehicles, and distributed energy systems. Yet a comprehensive…

Israel’s new spymaster is a Netanyahu aide who believed war with Iran would topple the regime

International

Netanyahu Aide, Iran War Believer: Israel’s New Spymaster

Sophie Caldwell

A major shift in Israel’s intelligence leadership is taking shape as tensions with Iran persist, and earlier assumptions about how the conflict would unfold have not been realized, prompting renewed…