April 2026

Fuel for Thought: Energy Prices Grip the Midterms

Politics in Washington likes to pretend that energy is a matter of policy. Voters know better. When gasoline stays expensive, it is a daily tax, and no amount of messaging can hide

April 16, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Spain’s Bold Immigration Gambit: A Humanitarian Act or Economic Necessity?

When Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to grant legal status to nearly half a million unauthorized immigrants, reactions rippled across Europe. The proposal—expected to be debated in the Cortes later

April 15, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Engineering Futures in Japan: The Indian Talent Pipeline

Japan’s labor crunch is no longer just a domestic staffing problem; it is becoming a strategy problem, and Indian engineering campuses are now part of the answer. What makes this shift notable

April 14, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The UK Cannot Tariff Its Way to Industrial Strength

The UK’s new steel tariffs may be sold as industrial protection, but for British manufacturing they risk acting like a tax on production itself. By making imported steel more expensive and shrinking

April 13, 2026

Europe·Opinion

China Is Testing the Boundaries of the Iran War

China is no longer merely a distant benefactor of Iran. If U.S. intelligence reports are correct, Beijing is edging into something much more dangerous: active enabling of Iran’s wartime rebuild. According to The

April 12, 2026

Americas·Asia·Middle East·Opinion

Kamala Harris is Sending a 2028 Signal

Kamala Harris is no longer acting like a former vice president trying to fade from the spotlight. In New York this week, she told a crowd at the National Action Network that

April 11, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Mamdani’s First 100 Days: All Walk, Some Retreat

One hundred days into Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, New York City has a new mayor who walks the walk—literally. On his 100th day in office, the 34-year-old democratic socialist trekked six miles from

April 10, 2026

Americas·Opinion

How China Weaponized Its Economy Against Japan

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a straightforward observation in November last year—that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s own security—she inadvertently triggered what would become one of

April 9, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Pensions Pour In: The $600B Indo-Canadian Investment Revival

Pension funds and business summits are unleashing a torrent of investment between Canada and India, potentially unlocking $600 billion in market capitalization across energy and tech. Mark Carney’s Mumbai trip has ignited

April 8, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Can’t Say? Or Won’t Say? Is Trump’s Uncertainty a Weapon?

President Trump’s cryptic remark—“I can’t tell you” whether the war with Iran is winding down or escalating—captures the fog of a conflict now entering its seventh week. Spoken on April 6 amid

April 7, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

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