[New] The European Commission can designate high-risk vendors (based on factors like non-EU state control, supply-chain risks, and vulnerability history) and impose mitigation measures such as diversification, contractual restrictions, third-country access bans, or phase-outs with transitional periods.
American Enterprise Institute - AEI
[New] If the current trend is maintained, Brazil could see the lowest deforestation rate in history in 2026.
Food Tank
[New] By 2026, Airbus will be operating one of the most geographically diversified final assembly networks in aerospace history, spanning Europe, North America, and Asia.
Simple Flying
[New] Outside Phoenix, Arizona, TSMC (the world's largest chipmaker) is executing one of the largest construction projects in US history, a $165bn mammoth site featuring six chip plants where Apple will be the primary customer.
Dedicated Follower of Tech
[New] SpaceX is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering as soon as next month, positioning Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company for what could become the largest IPO in history.
Crypto Briefing
[New] The Cybercab is not just another car - it's the first purpose-built, high-volume autonomous vehicle in history, and production is moving faster than almost anyone outside Tesla expected.
NextBigFuture.com
[New] Climate projections require extrapolating to conditions the planet has not experienced in modern history - such as higher greenhouse gas concentrations.
The Conversation
[New] Ultimately, what is behind the idea of Turkey as Israel's next Iran is not simply the fear of encirclement, but the fear of a rival that is not only credible, but also prosperous, and carries a rich history.
Middle East Monitor
[New] A $50 million Picasso painting hanging in a museum could be tokenized to allow art enthusiasts to own a piece of cultural history for a few hundred dollars.
JD Supra
[New] Recent estimates show robust GDP growth in 2025 and a projected expansion of around 5% in 2026, positioning Antigua and Barbuda's economy close to a $7 billion output for the first time in history.
Antigua News Room
At the present rate in a few years the Chinese trade surplus could amount to 1% of global GDP the largest of any country in recorded history.
World Socialist Web Site
Ark Invest has made the argument that a successful Optimus programme could be the single most valuable technology deployment in human history.
Simply Wall St
Delaying the transition to renewable energy could cause more displacement and destruction than all the wars in history combined.
Medium
As 2025 proved to be one of the most volatile years in modern Thai history, 2026 will prove even more critical for Thailand and its path forward.
The Asia Cable
Milano Cortina 2026 will see the largest volume of ready-to-use digital assets in Olympic history.
Digital News Asia
As history has shown, substandard imported materials can pose a threat to infrastructure development in the U.S., driving up costs and creating hazards.
Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry
With respect to global history, the prevalence of digitised sources (and AI translation tools) certainly has the potential to widen historians' fields of vision.
Cambridge Core
Goldman economists have projected China's surplus to reach almost 1% of global GDP within as few as three years, the biggest of any country in recorded history.
Los Angeles Times
The biopharma industry is entering one of the largest patent cliff cycles in history with approximately 35% of 2025 revenues projected to lose patent protection by 2030.
Middlefield
If Trump's touted military spending reaches US$ 1.5 trillion in 2027, it will be the largest ever in history.
The Star
The Brazilian electorate remains volatile: the 2022 election saw the narrowest margin in modern history (1.8 percentage points), suggesting that any seat-of-the-pants campaign surprises, economic deterioration, or criminal charges against candidates could substantially shift electoral dynamics.
Foreign Affairs Forum
Last updated: 13 March 2026
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