All articles by Alex Blair
Alex Blair
@alexjmblair
Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including international relations, conflict, geopolitics, tech disruption and sportswashing.
Gold hits $2,500 for the first time ever. What’s behind it?
Gold prices are at all-time highs amid widespread inflation, geopolitical risks and the Fed’s imminent cut of US interest rates.
Who will fund Gaza’s reconstruction?
Israeli airstrikes have damaged 70% of the buildings in Gaza and left 42 million tonnes of debris across the territory.
European elections: why Kyiv is holding its breath as voting gets underway
The EU is projected to elect its most right-wing European Parliament ever. What are the ramifications for Ukraine’s war effort?
Business leaders consider cybersecurity main disruptor – Q1 2024 survey
74% of respondents said cybersecurity was either already disrupting their industry or would do so in the next 12 months.
Finance firms and ex-spies: strange bedfellows in a war-torn world
Goldman Sachs, Chase, Lazard and Barclays are among the banking companies to hire ex-CIA, GCHQ, MI6 and US military personnel.
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