All of the World’s Beer Brewed in 2025, by Country
The world's 10 largest beer-producing countries accounted for 62% of global production in 2025.
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Politics
Where the World’s Biggest Arms Exporters Send Their Weapons
Explore who receives weapons from the world's biggest arms exporters, from U.S. shipments to Saudi Arabia to military aid for Ukraine.
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Technology
Subsea cables and oil pipelines: The infrastructure linking AI, empire, and occupation
The growing importance of subsea cables in military and economic policy offers an entrypoint into understanding the corrosive, yet dependent, relationship between AI and oil infrastructure
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Technology
Ranked: iPhone Duo Prices Around the World
See how iPhone Duo prices vary worldwide, from $1,999 in the U.S. to $4,689 in Türkiye, and why taxes drive the gap.
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Technology
Alibaba sues Pentagon to denounce being classified as a Chinese military affiliate
DoD’s public document describes Alibaba as indirectly affiliated with China State Council's supervision body, and a “military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base”.
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Trade
Mapped: The Economies Most Dependent on U.S. Trade
Trade with the U.S. equals 48% of Mexico's GDP and 44% of Vietnam's, more than six times the global average. See where your country ranks.
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Technology
Ranked: Countries With the Most Industrial Robots per Worker
South Korea and Singapore lead the world in industrial robots per factory worker, while China's far larger fleet is spread across a much bigger workforce.
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Manufacturing
Ranked: The World’s Largest Vehicle Producers
Nearly 100 million car, buses, and trucks were built in 2025. Over a third of these came from just one country.
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Education
Where America’s 1.2 Million International Students Come From
Where do America’s 1.2 million international students come from? India and China lead, as enrollment trends begin to shift.
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Technology
Who Controls the Critical Minerals Powering AI?
AI’s rapid growth depends on critical minerals. Here’s which countries dominate production of gallium, rare earths, and tantalum.
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Technology
West-to-east energy, east-to-west computing: The Uyghur costs of China’s digital order
Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing power while remaining silent about coercion and surveillance.
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Trade
Mapped: How U.S.-China Trade Changed by U.S. State
Trade with China fell in 49 of 50 U.S. states in 2025. Only New Mexico grew, lifted by a surge in electronics exports.
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