Tech & Industry
AI’s rise is testing the limits of the physical world. Data centers now rival cities in their thirst for power and water, while chip supply chains strain global resources. The cost of intelligence isn’t just digital — it’s planetary.
Energy & Resources
Water, not oil, is becoming MENA’s defining resource challenge. Scarcity, desalination, and hard trade-offs are reshaping politics, economics, and daily life across Western Asia and North Africa.
Energy & Resources
Africa imported 15 GW of solar panels from China in a single year, a 60% surge that is more than an energy trend. Distributed renewables are reshaping sovereignty and geopolitics, showing how power—electric and political—can be more evenly shared.