Global Brief: Mar 30 – Apr 5
Bushehr nuclear strike escalates Middle East war, 100% pharma tariffs reshape global trade, and Russia deepens ties with India, Egypt, and Central Asia.
Bushehr nuclear strike escalates Middle East war, 100% pharma tariffs reshape global trade, and Russia deepens ties with India, Egypt, and Central Asia.
Strikes near Iran's Bushehr reactor and nuclear production sites escalate the Middle East war as Strait of Hormuz shipping grinds to a halt.
Operation Epic Fury strikes Iran's nuclear sites as Hormuz shipping freezes, the EU fast-tracks Ukraine, and the SEC rewrites crypto rules.
Operation Epic Fury continues as Iran blockades the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices surge 50%, the UN condemns Iranian attacks, and the nuclear energy summit charts an expansion path.
The US and Israel struck Iran across 20 cities, launching Operation Epic Fury. Iran retaliated across the region, closing the Strait of Hormuz as 20,000 Americans were evacuated.
Trump authorizes Operation Epic Fury against Iran as Europe doubles down on Ukraine at the four-year mark of Russia's invasion.
A sweeping U.S. trade restructuring, an AI diplomacy blitz, a post-Maduro Venezuela opening, and a Gaza peace framework defined a pivotal week in global affairs.
A historic US-India trade deal, the EPA Endangerment Finding revocation, €90B for Ukraine, and Rubio at Munich defined a week of accelerating strategic divergence.
A U.S. minerals blitz, the India realignment, €90 billion for Ukraine, and Abu Dhabi peace talks defined a pivotal week in global geopolitics.
Trump Accounts launch reshapes U.S. social contract; Cuba emergency targets oil suppliers; the Fed holds as the administration bets big on fiscal stimulus.
Trump ratifies the Board of Peace in Davos, Europe commits €90B to Ukraine, and the US exits the WHO in a week that rewired the global order.
Gaza enters Phase Two, US imposes semiconductor tariffs, Pax Silica expands, Iran faces coordinated sanctions, and the EU-Mercosur deal is signed.