Piling on guardrails is the sign of a system permanently compensating for its own unreliability. There’s a better approach.

The fishermen of Pandeglang, on the western tip of Java, do not need a geology lecture to understand what Anak Krakatau can ...

An explainer on some of the key terms discussed in "Magnifica Humanitas," which is Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical.

Indonesia considers developing Kertajati Airport in West Java as a regional hub for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO ...

What do the Tower of Babel, the biblical figure Nehemiah, algorithms and realpolitik have in common? They're all discussed — along with integral human development, the technocratic paradigm and ...

In the introduction, Pope Leo framed his teaching about AI in two biblical stories. The Tower of Babel offered a warning: ...

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the ...

During the 1984 “tanker war,” Iran laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz and harassed ships in response to Iraqi attacks. Throughout both these conflicts, however, the Strait of Hormuz remained in use.

Discover how accounting conservatism ensures accuracy by recording losses early and gains only when realized, promoting ...

The control of waterways has long been used to thwart adversaries and shape strategic outcomes. In 1951, after Tehran nationalized its oil industry, the United Kingdom used naval pressure to prevent ...

Captain Chris Welch of Kennebunk, Maine, is catching fewer lobsters this spring because spiking diesel prices have made it too costly to take out his fishing boat as often as he normally would.

The Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has tanked the global economy and driven oil prices up dramatically, raising the ...