Industry

How Giant’s Ultra-Light Carbon Fiber Bike Sparked a Comeback

Giant’s latest carbon fiber bike is 30% more expensive—but that hasn’t stopped orders from tripling. Behind the sleek, aerospace-grade frame lies a 40-year journey of bold bets, painful recalls, and relentless innovation. This is the story of how Taiwan’s Giant rewrote the rules of the cycling industry—one gram at a time.

International

Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 Exclusive: Future Warfare Sees Innovation as Crucial to National Defense

CommonWealth Magazine attended the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to get the latest scoop on Asia’s premier security conference. In addition to witnessing U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s address on the importance of Indo-Pacific security, another key area of interest was Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and his testimony on the challenges of innovation in national defense.