The American company Nvidia has created one of the world’s most sought-after inventions: a computer chip that powers artificial intelligence.
Amid concerns that the technology could help China modernize its military, however, the United States has tried to control the export of the chips.
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The Ne ... Show More
Yesterday
Who Is Winning the War in Iran?
Nearly three weeks into the war in Iran, the United States and Israel have largely decimated the regime’s missile capacity, taken out key leaders and disrupted its central command. Yet, the regime in Iran has become more hardened and is wreaking more havoc than ever. Eric Schmitt ... Show More
37m 58s
Mar 17
Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader
At the heart of the Iranian regime’s defiant stance toward the United States and Israel in the war is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader and a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime’s longtime ruler. Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, discusses the e ... Show More
33m 54s
Apr 2025
Holiday special: Driving toward a trade war with China
This week, EU Confidential is on a spring break — but with trade tensions between the U.S. and the rest of the world (China in particular) escalating, we thought it was the perfect moment to revisit a timely episode from our archives. As Trump’s new trade war heats up, with trip ... Show More
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