The Northline Brief
Rates, AI supply chains and a fight over the Antarctic commons
Five developments that connect the decisions inside national capitals to the lives of people far from them.
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South Asia
Pakistan's hunger challenge is also a question about jobs
Limited work for women and child malnutrition sit behind a widening regional gap.
Oceans
Antarctic krill rules expose a larger contest over the ocean commons
More than two dozen countries met in Hobart as China's Antarctic ambitions sharpened questions about conservation and access.
Semiconductors
A first chip-industry strike puts AI profits under a social lens
Workers at a Micron plant in Taiwan are pressing for pay and bonuses that reflect a record-breaking memory cycle.