News around Ukraine
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Ukraine’s ‘Sub-Sea’ Drone Hits Russian Sub, Putting Major Naval Hub at Risk
In a significant evolution of the naval conflict in the Black Sea, Ukrainian forces have reportedly utilized a new class of uncrewed underwater vehicle—dubbed a “sub-sea drone”—to strike a Russian Kilo-class submarine docked in the port of Novorossiysk. The attack marks a critical expansion of Kyiv’s reach, challenging the security of Russia’s primary naval hub…
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Ninepoint’s Nuttall Issues Bold Forecast for 2026 Oil Market Shift
Despite crude prices hitting a four-year low to close out a volatile year, one of Canada’s most prominent energy bulls is forecasting a significant market tightening, arguing that the era of aggressive American production growth has ended. Speaking to BNN Bloomberg, Eric Nuttall, partner and senior portfolio manager at Ninepoint Partners, outlined a bullish case…
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Ukraine Ramps Up Secret Arms Production with New ‘Flamingo’ Missile
In a network of clandestine facilities hidden from Russian surveillance, Ukraine is aggressively accelerating its domestic weapons production to sustain its war effort. An exclusive report by the BBC has revealed the scale of this industrial mobilization, highlighting the development of a new long-range cruise missile and the mass production of strike drones designed to…
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Prokopenko Analysis: Russia’s Miami Talks & 2026 Economic Outlook
Despite a fresh round of talks in Miami regarding a potential settlement to the war in Ukraine, the composition of the Russian delegation suggests Moscow is “definitely not” looking to negotiate a serious peace deal, according to Alexandra Prokopenko, an expert on Russian economic policy. In an interview with BILD, Prokopenko, a former advisor at…
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Beijing Scholar Dismisses Notion of ‘Grand Bargain’ With Trump Over Taiwan
A leading Chinese foreign policy scholar has dismissed the notion that Beijing views a Donald Trump presidency as an opportunity to strike a transactional “grand bargain” over Taiwan, asserting that the island’s sovereignty cannot be traded like a commodity. In a recent interview with The Economist’s geopolitics editor David Rennie, Da Wei, a professor and…
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The ‘Pre-Baking’ Paradox: Dwarkesh Patel on Why AGI Is Not Imminent
In a detailed analysis released this week, influential podcaster and AI commentator Dwarkesh Patel challenged the prevailing narrative that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is imminent, arguing that the current industry strategy of “pre-baking” skills into models exposes a fundamental lack of true learning capabilities. In a video essay titled “Thoughts on AI progress,” published on…
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Russian Press: Festive Veneer Masks Looming Economic ‘Storm’
As Russia prepares for its biggest holiday of the year, the country’s newspapers present a stark dichotomy: a front page of festive traditions and stable salad prices, shadowed by inside pages warning of soaring inflation and a crippling workforce deficit. In a press review broadcast on December 24, 2025, the BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg…
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Stephen Wolfram: Hunting for the Universe’s ‘Machine Code’
Sitting in the former study of 19th-century scientific giant Michael Faraday, Stephen Wolfram is contemplating a revolution. The physicist and computer scientist, known for his work in cellular automata and the creation of Mathematica, has spent decades hunting for a fundamental theory of physics—a “machine code” of the universe. In a recent wide-ranging interview with New…
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Diplomacy Stalls as War Grinds Into 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, hopes for a holiday ceasefire in the Russo-Ukrainian War have evaporated, replaced by a grim reality of diplomatic stalling and continued Russian advances in the Donbas. According to a panel of defense experts speaking on a December 24 episode of the War on the Rocks podcast, the conflict has entered a…
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China’s Himalayan Gamble: A $167 Billion Super-Dam Risks Earthquakes and Water Wars
Deep within the Himalayas, where the Yarlung Tsangpo River makes a dramatic horseshoe turn known as the “Great Bend,” China has embarked on an infrastructure gamble that redefines the limits of modern engineering. Known as the Lower Yarlung Hydropower Project, or Yaxia, the initiative promises to generate three times the electricity of the Three Gorges…