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Stalemate, decline, and industrial resolve

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Stalemate, decline, and industrial resolve

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James Davis reports that US–Ukraine talks failed as Kyiv rejected territorial concessions and sought security guarantees, betting on European backing. With EU divisions over seizing Russian assets and Russia advancing militarily, prospects for a negotiated settlement continue to deteriorate.

Germany is locking in a weaker economic equilibrium

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Japanese AI, national industrial policy and the semiconductor industry

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Scott Foster outlines how Japan, unlike Germany, is executing a coherent industrial strategy. Rapidus has become a broad national semiconductor project, combining state support and private-sector expertise to rebuild advanced logic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign chip supply.

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