June 2026

China Treats Diplomacy Like a Ledger. It Won’t Add Up

There is a seductive logic to treating foreign policy like a business. Cut the deal, extract the value, move on to the next counterparty. No sentimentality, no lectures, no expensive entanglements—just leverage,

June 23, 2026

Asia·Opinion

As El Niño Returns, an Ocean Heat Crisis Looms

The return of El Niño is no longer a distant possibility. Climate forecasts now indicate a strong likelihood that one of the planet’s most powerful climate patterns will emerge by late 2026,

June 22, 2026

Planet

When a Refugee Becomes an ‘Illegal Foreigner’

In the long shadow of Afghanistan’s wars, Pakistan has long stood as both refuge and pressure valve. Generations of Afghans have crossed the border seeking safety from conflict, persecution, and instability, and

June 21, 2026

Asia·Opinion

What the US and Iran Agreed On; and What They Didn’t

The U.S.-Iran deal is a broad interim framework that combines an immediate ceasefire, naval and trade de-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear restraints, sanctions relief, and a promise to negotiate a

June 20, 2026

Explainer

What the World Cup Teaches Us About Demography and Development

As the FIFA Men’s World Cup unfolds across North America, billions of people are tuning in to watch what is arguably the planet’s most influential sporting event. A record 48 nations are

June 19, 2026

Culture

Britain’s Grooming-Gang Scandal is a Collective Failure

For more than two decades, Great Britain has confronted the horrors of organized child sexual exploitation through a recurring cycle of local shock and national amnesia. The names of the towns have

June 18, 2026

Opinion

Security Over Economics in a War-Torn World

The G7 meeting in France is best understood not as a photo-op for seven wealthy democracies, but as a stress test of the Western order itself. It exposed two realities at once:

June 17, 2026

Americas·Europe·Middle East·Opinion

How India Is Reimagining Affordable Housing

In my earlier piece, The Third Way Home: What Uruguay Teaches Us About Housing, I explored how Uruguay built one of the world’s most durable cooperative housing systems by putting land, ownership, and

June 16, 2026

Culture

What the U.S.-Tehran Peace Framework Actually Means

The United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for peace that focuses on ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz while leaving Iran’s nuclear program for future negotiations. President

June 15, 2026

Explainer

Why Big Health is Betting on India

India is rapidly consolidating its role as a global manufacturing and innovation hub for pharmaceuticals, biopharma, medtech, and consumer health—and Haleon’s new plant in Madhya Pradesh is less an anomaly than a

June 14, 2026

Opinion

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