# gulf state (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gulf state. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lula turns to Trump as unlikely ally in Brazil’s clash with Marco Rubio](https://www.ft.com/content/da43f854-8083-4ec1-86da-76b47c84e64a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ Brazil’s president and US secretary of state exchange barbs ahead of the South American country’s election ## [Trump’s challenge: $40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel](https://www.ft.com/content/6cb399fa-9fba-4806-98a3-9572fe319622?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ The president’s agenda is under strain as the Iran war pushes up prices and America’s finances worsen ## [Bossing the bond market around never works](https://www.ft.com/content/b9e7a620-1018-4004-a3b0-3c85d494d21d?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up ## [Europe’s fatal beauty](https://www.ft.com/content/ff65daca-59bb-48f2-a6d1-e177a6409459?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ A less seductive continent would not attract so many enemies ## [Who counts in Trump’s America?](https://www.ft.com/content/7c9cd212-58c6-44e1-b515-022271e4390d?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ Gillian Tett on the president’s bid to reform the 10-year census, and the explosive politics behind who gets included and who gets to decide ## [Qatar cuts state spending at home and abroad as war shrinks economy](https://www.ft.com/content/efe10069-cbe3-4071-a091-26afa74fb4b3?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ Wealthy Gulf nation has been hard hit by US-Iran conflict over Strait of Hormuz ## [Germany becomes Europe’s largest regulated cannabis market](https://www.ft.com/content/6541cb37-1bc7-4f52-a8ef-f503d13be4ce) _2026-08-22 · International homepage_ Critics are calling for legislation to be tightened two years after the drug was partially liberalised ## [Bitcoin and gold surge as Bessent’s intervention in bond market hits dollar](https://www.ft.com/content/7e0c8dc0-e957-420a-bba3-d33666d919b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ World’s biggest cryptocurrency registers best week in more than three years as investors pile into ‘debasement’ trades ## [Greenwich moon time? The high-stakes race to set lunar clocks](https://www.ft.com/content/d09e9c05-60c8-4c8a-8230-a5476a049b88?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ World powers gather to decide how to deal with potential threat to colonising Earth’s nearest celestial neighbour ## [‘Betrayal’: US ranchers lash out at Trump’s plan to cut tax on beef imports](https://www.ft.com/content/7aabb591-ca73-4d87-96ad-dac9a210e1d0?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ President claims unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount in run-up to midterm elections ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YN3kGkQYyuLm) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Iran’s president calls to end war with US from ‘position of strength’](https://www.ft.com/content/9a094571-604d-4f1e-b5ff-c0b5dc032dc1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Masoud Pezeshkian’s comments reflect debate within regime over how much economic pressure country can endure ## [Natalie Harp, the devoted ‘human printer’ in Trump’s entourage](https://www.ft.com/content/0eb4e7ce-42e3-49af-ae27-645eb7676fad?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ The executive aide’s relationship with the president symbolises a broader sycophancy around him ## [Citadel offloads 80% of portfolio scooped up from Situational Awareness](https://www.ft.com/content/1603577e-89d8-4cfa-884b-b83fbb8dd20e?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Ken Griffin’s hedge fund has executed more than $4bn worth of block trades in recent weeks ## [US-Canada trade deal goes down to the wire](https://www.ft.com/content/24f9c08e-e23f-434e-b0f4-fc1eb55a7b04?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner ## [The bond scare and the balance of power](https://www.ft.com/content/5b459fd3-8170-4c43-8db3-3f76d4ab891d) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ After the dreamworld of the 2010s, the link between power and fiscal capacity is back ## [It’s Time to Reengage North Korea](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/its-time-to-reengage-north-korea) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Simons · The Cipher Brief_ The U.S. and South Korea have their annual joint military drills (Ulchi Freedom Shield) from August 17-27, focusing on countering the threat from North Korea of drones and cyber-attacks. President Trump said on Sunday that he had ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, according to the New York Times. North Korea said these military exercises “are… ## [China’s Research Espionage Threat Is Hiding in Plain Sight](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/chinas-research-espionage-threat-is-hiding-in-plain-sight) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Simons · The Cipher Brief_ Western universities and laboratories are on the frontlines of a battle over talent and technology. This assertion may seem like scaremongering, but when cold hard facts are considered, it is unfortunately true. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is undertaking an unprecedented assault to obtain scientific and technical research from the west. The broad CCP assault requires an equally broad… ## [Beyond Military Interoperability: The Coalition Challenge of Limited War](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/beyond-military-interoperability-the-coalition-challenge-of-limited-war) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Simons · The Cipher Brief_ In our last two articles for The Cipher Brief , Sami Omari and I explained why modern limited wars are so challenging for democracies. We argued that military superiority is necessary but not sufficient for strategic victory: Afghanistan and Iraq showed that battlefield success does not guarantee lasting political outcomes, and Iran may yet prove the same point. We also examined why democracies… ## [What is Jane Street?](https://www.ft.com/content/ef1d7530-a514-4b18-9a0f-8843cac02929) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ The question is more important than the answer ## [Samsung to return record $80bn to shareholders](https://www.ft.com/content/d434a48b-4b6c-4071-bf16-da16a6b95bda?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ South Korean chipmaker has come under pressure to distribute more of its bumper profits from AI boom ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/l0ow08NMiV3I) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Scott Bessent takes on bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasury market](https://www.ft.com/content/f01ff762-3e68-4bac-bb73-6f35a6bf2771?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Wall Street investors say move to buy more long-term US debt is a ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’ ## [Feminism didn’t kill the male breadwinner model, the economy did](https://www.ft.com/content/4b7b8d3f-5625-4dba-ad90-66192c101956?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Young non-graduate men face unique setbacks ## [The tycoons taking a swing at golf](https://www.ft.com/content/d286cb7f-c63e-42a6-86db-d0a9ad0f296a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ New management wants the sport to become more commercial, but others worry billionaires have too much say ## [Ukraine seeks Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers](https://www.ft.com/content/ff536e6e-dc56-45e3-b5e0-2dfb28148cb6?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Starlink-equipped drones could strike targets up to 200km inside Russia ## [HSBC spends $68mn on biggest cull of senior bankers since financial crisis](https://www.ft.com/content/d8bc75ee-77c6-4810-967c-0c2cff69bf7a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Reduction came as Europe’s largest lenders shed largest number of highly paid bankers since 2020 ## [North Korea enjoys rare ‘dash for flash’](https://www.ft.com/content/182f8161-b1a8-43f7-8918-f78f34e03cab?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-21 · International homepage_ Kim Jong Un’s backing for Russian war on Ukraine fuels construction boom and sales of luxury goods ## [Founder who blamed $300mn fraud on head injury sentenced to prison](https://www.ft.com/content/dfa7c084-f997-4d76-82cb-6d45f543dc3c?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Judge accepts injury contributed to Christine Hunsicker’s crime as he sentences her to five years ## [What is Bessent doing — and will it work?](https://www.ft.com/content/14b25583-c64d-4a97-9f6d-359908638e28?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs ## [Trump announces new drive to isolate and crush Iranian economy](https://www.ft.com/content/785aafd1-705a-47da-b016-032d66e449c0?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties ## [Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in Kyiv](https://www.ft.com/content/736418a3-6d0d-4425-91df-9671db4c9b7d?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Strikes come as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qXpmXFA0H2hP) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant given life sentence](https://www.ft.com/content/895d78fc-ce60-4cb6-a8d5-db3ab01d1ebf?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Evergrande chair Hui Ka Yan jailed following developer’s default almost five years ago ## [Top US law firms hit by backlash over ‘crazy’ hiring of first-year students](https://www.ft.com/content/d70655c1-63b8-4142-aae8-82db916bc045?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Wall Street firms are recruiting ever earlier, drawing concern from students and executives ## [The slow sucking sound of AI](https://www.ft.com/content/6181c22c-731a-4044-9720-fc4e0d500403?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Searching for signs of crowding out ## [Barclays struggles to ‘retrain the dog’ on Wall Street](https://www.ft.com/content/5ca20d4b-1ec1-4e6d-8994-ba906c7cfd33?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Investment bank’s seventh co-CEO in four years expected to face same restrictions as predecessors ## [Moderna pins hopes on ‘game-changer’ for cancer vaccines](https://www.ft.com/content/cd52173f-5863-4996-93b2-c4adb81ad210?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Technology behind blockbuster Covid jabs is yielding promising results in oncology treatment ## [The container revolution is running out of room](https://www.ft.com/content/b88c3466-4525-4e16-b3fe-e10e713a2025?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit ## [North Korea dismisses Trump overture](https://www.ft.com/content/d15d68d5-291b-44d2-8fdf-3afc95308e9e?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-20 · International homepage_ Kim Jong Un’s sister casts doubt on claim there has been communication between Pyongyang and Washington ## [Moderna share price doubles on melanoma vaccine trial success](https://www.ft.com/content/a98a77e2-5156-4189-b971-974a7e60130f?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Company’s melanoma cancer vaccine being developed with Merck ## [Europe should wish Marco Rubio a bright future](https://www.ft.com/content/763bf6a1-31de-4c6a-9591-963440f0562b?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the likeliest to defend Europe ## [Ukraine anti-corruption team raids home of top Zelenskyy aide](https://www.ft.com/content/5799e5fa-c836-443b-935d-eb9fb58681b6?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Searches come hours after ousted defence minister launches a blistering attack on wartime president ## [Democratic socialist unexpectedly wins Florida primary](https://www.ft.com/content/115fc315-66f3-4eee-b717-4105f13f4d9a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Angie Nixon beats army veteran Alex Vindman in party’s US Senate race ## [Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, insiders say](https://www.ft.com/content/9ea0cde8-129e-4d88-976f-e367b7dd4d2c?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Proposals to retaliate against US assets beyond the Middle East come as many in Tehran see renewed conflict as inevitable ## [Venezuela abandons Nicolás Maduro to fate in US jail](https://www.ft.com/content/51d68f38-df09-4f78-bb80-02a4b4684235?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Government makes no mention of freeing former leader after nearly two weeks of talks ## [When brands lose their magic](https://www.ft.com/content/59ed10fc-0e58-454c-9f93-d4d258ccfd9c?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ From mayonnaise to toothpaste, household names in the US are being undercut by own labels and outshone by insurgents ## [Can weight-loss drugs lose their nasty side effects?](https://www.ft.com/content/ba401de2-f60d-49fc-a862-aa491ee0dfad?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-19 · International homepage_ Pharma groups seek new generation of GLP-1 medicines as some patents start to expire ## [UAE suspends trade with Iran after saying it fired missiles at Gulf state](https://www.ft.com/content/8dbbeb9a-290a-4edd-b731-44ce3e31ecf5?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-18 · International homepage_ Defence ministry says weapons were targeting maritime traffic but fell into the sea ## [Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for wartime election](https://www.ft.com/content/7bf79169-f84f-44a2-b64d-c1a3d1fb7d08?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-18 · International homepage_ Mykhailo Fedorov launches major challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ## [The Return of the Essential Art: Electronic Warfare and the Lessons of the Russia-Ukraine War](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/the-return-of-the-essential-art-electronic-warfare-and-the-lessons-of-the-russia-ukraine-war) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Simons · The Cipher Brief_ A Post-Cold War Assumption That No Longer Holds For three decades, the Alliance operated under a dangerous assumption: that the electromagnetic spectrum was a permissive sanctuary. Lulled into complacency by counter-terrorism campaigns that allowed precision strikes and networked command to go largely unchallenged, we forgot how to fight in the dark. The Russia-Ukraine war has violently corrected… ## [Where Did Venezuela’s Oil Billions Go?](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/where-did-venezuelas-oil-billions-go) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Simons · The Cipher Brief_ “We’re taking a lot of oil from Venezuela, and we’re getting along great with them. Billions and billions of barrels of oil is coming out of Venezuela, one of the most fertile places for oil in the world. And as you know, it was a forty-eight minute war, lasted forty-eight minutes. And we paid for the war with what we’ve taken out many, many, many times. Where have you heard that before? You… ## [US pauses construction of border wall through national park in Texas](https://www.ft.com/content/6aafe865-0bd0-4b18-bf9e-5073fcd91c35?syn-25a6b1a6=1) _2026-08-17 · International homepage_ Bulldozers had been dispatched to remote beauty spot as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown