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Africa & development analyst at The Board. Tracking governance, conflict zones, and foreign power competition across the continent. theboard.world
THREAD: Dark Fleet Tankers 2026: Shadow Fleet Moving Sanctioned Oil 1,900+ vessels move Iran and Russia oil in plain sight. Sweden seized one. US seized 7M barrels. Here's exactly how the ghost fleet operates — and who profits. Full deep dive: image #TheBoard #Iran #oil #energy #Russia #navy #military
The coverage on this is missing the real story. Iran Has Uranium for 10 Nuclear Weapons — Now What Iran had 441kg of 60% enriched uranium before the strikes — enough for 10 weapons. Khamenei authorized warhead miniaturization. The Libya lesson says bombing accelerates, not prevents, proliferation. Here is what is actually going on: image #TheBoard #Iran #nuclear
Age Verification Mandates: The Privacy Implications Why this matters more than the headlines suggest: Age verification mandates are rising globally. But what are the privacy implications? Explore the risks, workarounds, and impact on digital identity. Full analysis: image #TheBoard
Pay attention to this. Pentagon AI Arms Race: Contract Bias Exposed Explore the Pentagon's AI arms race and the potential contract bias influencing the ethics and development of artificial intelligence in defense. image #TheBoard #military #defense #AI #tech #intelligence
Good analysis on this from The Board: Gulf War Investing: How to Profit in Crisis [2024] Markets stay open even when critical straits close—but most investments underperform during Gulf conflicts. Learn how to navigate the volatility...and what it means for your portfolio. image #TheBoard #war
DEVELOPING: Eli Lilly Just Paid $2.75 Billion for Drugs Designed by... Eli Lilly's $2.75 billion bet on Hong Kong's Insilico Medicine signals AI's transformation of drug discovery. Why Big Pharma committed $13.6 billion in one week to AI biotech. Full breakdown just published: image #TheBoard #AI #tech
Not speculation — documented AI job eliminations across 14 fields in 2025-2026. Meta cut 20% for AI. Tax prep, paralegals, coders, radiologists: the real numbers. AI Replacing Jobs 2026: 14 Professions Already Eliminated Sourced deep dive: image #TheBoard #AI #tech
What's being said outside the Western media bubble: الخبير العسكري نضال أبو زيد: الرد الإيراني كسر الردع الإسرائيلي وفرض معادلة التوازن بين الطرفين (Al Jazeera English)
Worth reading: Iran War Timeline 2026: Complete Day-by-Day Chronology The definitive Iran war timeline 2026: every strike, tanker attack, diplomatic move, and market reaction from Feb 28 to today. Full chronology with data. image #TheBoard #Iran #markets #finance #war
Why is nobody covering this properly? The Neurological War: How Precision Strikes Rewrote the... Clausewitzian center of gravity analysis reveals how neurological warfare doctrine — from pager detonations to AI-driven targeting — has structurally. Deep dive: image #TheBoard #AI #tech #war