Category: The Future

Technology / Science / The Future

 by Jaffa Levy

Starlink, China, and the Night Sky: What the UN Complaints Did and Did Not Change

China’s 2021 notification to the United Nations about near-misses involving Starlink satellites prompted diplomatic exchange but no enforcement action. Separately, astronomers have raised growing concerns about Starlink’s impact on the night sky through orbital light pollution. Together, the two disputes expose a widening gap between rapidly expanding private satellite networks and a space law framework built for a quieter age.

Defence / Britain / Europe / Middle East / Opinion / Russia / The Future / Ukraine

 by Jaffa Levy

If You Want to See What Comes Next in 2026, Watch the Insurance Market

War is no longer disrupting global trade. It is being written into the contracts and insurance frameworks that make trade possible. As war risk pricing, listed areas, and standard charterparty clauses harden into routine procedure, conflict becomes a toll. Watch the insurance market, not the speeches. It signals what the world is normalising.

Technology / The Future

 by Jaffa Levy

Russia and China Build the Northern Bypass Around Suez

The Suez Canal’s repeated crises are forcing the world to look north. As Red Sea attacks disrupt global trade, Russia and China are turning the Arctic into a strategic bypass where power depends not on warships but on icebreakers. With nuclear fleets and expanding polar capacity, they are shaping a new corridor that could redefine maritime logistics as the ice retreats.