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Why Gangs Now Control 90% of Haiti's Capital Economy

Why Gangs Now Control 90% of Haiti's Capital

For decades, Haitian politicians armed street gangs to consolidate power. When the state collapsed, those gangs turned on their patrons — and now effe...

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How Zoning Laws Drive Up Home Prices Economy

How Zoning Laws Drive Up Home Prices

Restrictive single-family zoning covers roughly 75% of residential land in America and is a primary driver of the housing shortage and affordability c...

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What Are Critical Minerals and Why Nations Fight Over Them Economy

What Are Critical Minerals and Why Nations Fight Over Them

Critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, yet their dangerously concentr...

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How Wall Street Buys Single-Family Homes—and Why It Matters Economy

How Wall Street Buys Single-Family Homes—and Why It Matters

Large investment firms and private equity funds have purchased hundreds of thousands of U.S. single-family homes since 2012, reshaping housing markets...

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Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis Economy

Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis

The Druzhba pipeline, a key source of Russian oil, has been blocked via Ukraine since January 27, 2026, causing daily economic losses for Slovakia and...

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Spain in the Storm: Trump, the Embargo, and NATO Economy

Spain in the Storm: Trump, the Embargo, and NATO

Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade with Spain after Sánchez refused to cede military bases for attacks against Iran. German Chancellor Merz...

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Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt Economy

Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt

In 2026, Poland is allocating nearly 5% of its GDP to defense – over 200 billion zlotys, with almost 40% coming from debt issued by the Armed Forces S...

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Orbán Raises Terror Alert Level Due to Iran War Economy

Orbán Raises Terror Alert Level Due to Iran War

The Hungarian government has raised the country's terror threat level by one notch following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran. Vik...

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France Adopts 2026 Budget Despite Two No-Confidence Votes Economy

France Adopts 2026 Budget Despite Two No-Confidence Votes

The French Parliament definitively adopted the 2026 budget on February 2nd, after rejecting two motions of no confidence. The public deficit is projec...

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Czech Parliament Approves Budget: Defense Spending Falls Short of 2% of GDP Despite NATO Pressure Economy

Czech Parliament Approves Budget: Defense Spending Falls Short of 2% of GDP Despite NATO Pressure

The Czech Parliament has approved the 2026 state budget with a deficit of 310 billion crowns. Defense spending remains at just 1.73% of GDP, despite p...

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Iran War Sends Global Aviation Into Chaos Economy

Iran War Sends Global Aviation Into Chaos

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has shuttered airspace across the Middle East, rerouting or cancelling tens of thousands of flights, spi...

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Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts the World's Oil Chokepoint Economy

Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts the World's Oil Chokepoint

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent Brent crude surging past $100 a barrel, triggering the IEA's largest-ever emergency reserve release of...

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