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- Who should speak for Myanmar? Not Min Aung Hlaing
on April 14, 2026In the span of 12 days, two councils were formed claiming to lead Myanmar toward peace and unity. They could not be more different — and the contrast between them is the clearest argument yet for why Washington and the international community must stop hedging and start acting. On March 30, the Steering Council for The post Who should speak for Myanmar? Not Min Aung Hlaing appeared first on Asia Times.
- Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat
on April 14, 2026Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to keep pace. AI company OpenAI and biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks announced in February 2026 that OpenAI’s flagship model GPT-5 had autonomously designed and run 36,000 biological experiments. It did this through a The post Humanity isn’t ready for AI’s biological threat appeared first on Asia Times.
- Quad needs to break China’s rare earth hold on Myanmar
on April 14, 2026The Indo-Pacific’s quest for critical mineral security is colliding with an uncomfortable reality: the geography of heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) does not map neatly onto internationally recognized sovereignty. As the Quad — comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia — accelerates its strategy to de-risk supply chains from China, northern Myanmar has emerged The post Quad needs to break China’s rare earth hold on Myanmar appeared first on Asia Times.
- Iran war threatening to shatter the global economy
on April 14, 2026The world economy survived the shocks of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which has had limited impact on economic growth. But the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has transformed what had been, until early 2026, a surprisingly benign outlook into a far more uncertain one. It has created the ultimate test for how resilient the The post Iran war threatening to shatter the global economy appeared first on Asia Times.
- Vance Says Ball In Tehran's Court After 'Progress' In Islamabad
on April 14, 2026New posts06:56Length Of Uranium Enrichment Ban Reportedly A Major Stumbling Block In US-Iran TalksThe length of a ban on the enrichment of uranium was a key obstacle to reaching a deal in US-Iran peace talks last weekend in Islamabad, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.The outlets, citing US officials close to the negotiations, said Washington was seekin
- Delays And Rising Costs: Central Asia Feels Fallout From Iran Waron April 14, 2026
In Dubai, rows of cars bound for Kyrgyzstan are sitting idle. Aktilik Alipbay uulu, a Kyrgyz importer based in the city, isnt sure when they'll move.We havent received clear information like load now, it will arrive in 3540 days, he says. So, we are keeping the cars in garages. These are entrusted goods. If something happens at the port, it would mean losses for us.Previously, cars shipped by ferry across
- Azerbaijan oil output falls, gas steady in Q1 2026on April 13, 2026
BAKU, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan produced 6.6 million tonnes of oil, including condensate, in the first quarter of 2026, down 4.3 percent year on year, while gas output remained steady at 12.6 billion cubic meters, the country's Ministry of Energy said Monday. The bulk of oil production came from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field, which contributed 3.9 million tonnes, down 2.5 percent from a year earlie
- World Bank approves financing for Caspian pollution, biodiversity projecton April 13, 2026
BAKU, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved a five-year project worth 8.24 million U.S. dollars to strengthen pollution monitoring and biodiversity protection in the Caspian Sea, Report news agency said on Monday. The initiative, titled "Blueing the Caspian Sea: Building Capacities for Pollution Management and Biodiversity Conservation," is expected to benefit Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
