The Cliff After the Bridge: What Happens to GLP-1 Coverage at the End of 2027

Designing Proteins From Scratch

Designing Proteins From Scratch

Diffusion models, the same kind of system that generates images from a text prompt, are now the leading method for designing new proteins. A process that used to take years per molecule now takes minutes, and there is already an approved vaccine and several billion dollar companies built on top of it. Image Credit: Phys.org

How Neurodiversity Discrimination in Central Asia Exposes Statutory Gaps in Workplace Health Policy

Systematic reliance on rigid medical classifications leaves neurodivergent workers vulnerable to informal dismissals despite statutory employment quotas.

In February 2026, a public labor dispute involving a global fast-food franchise in Kazakhstan brought national attention to neurodiversity discrimination in the workplace. An employee with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had successfully worked as a cook for four years was pressured into resigning following managerial changes. While the situation provoked widespread public criticism and an administrative intervention by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the case serves as a case study of a broader structural issue: the disconnect between post-Soviet statutory disability quotas and modern workplace health policy.

The Nansei Shield: How U.S. –Japan Force Posture Complicates China's Operational Planning for a Taiwan Conflict

No Man Is an Island": Coalition, Geography, and Deterrence in the First Island Chain

What if the biggest headache for a Taiwan invasion isnt the Taiwan Strait exactly, but the island chain hanging beyond it? This article unpacks how the shifting U.S. - Japan force posture across the Nansei Islands turns geography into an operational “denial” web, making it harder for China to plan its military , and at the same time adds strength to deterrence across the First Island Chain. Image Credit: Asian Times

Response to “Public consultation on taxation: Revisions to Chapter VII of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines”

Response to “Public consultation on taxation: Revisions to Chapter VII of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines” (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Public Consultation)