Opinion

March 7, 2026

Record Crude Jump: When “Maximum Pressure” Backfires on Prices

The recent surge in crude oil prices represents one of the most dramatic market shocks in recent memory. Benchmark WTI crude has rocketed past $90 per barrel, hitting levels not seen since

Asia·Opinion

March 6, 2026

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

South Asia is slipping toward a second front in a wider regional war, and Washington is looking the other way. Over the past week, Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded their most ferocious

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

March 5, 2026

China’s Iran Strategy: Buy the Oil, Skip the Risk

When the Middle East teeters on the brink, commentators reflexively predict a Sino‑Iranian axis taking shape against the West. But that’s a mirage. For all the talk of “strategic partnership” and anti‑American

America’s Everywhere War

The striking thing about the new U.S. military “front” in Ecuador is not that Washington cares about narcotics, every administration says it does, but that the Trump administration is increasingly treating disparate

March 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Europe is trying to cordon itself off from a widening Middle East war, relying on humanitarian cheques, naval patrols and diplomatic silence, but the geography of energy, trade and migration means this

March 3, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Canada’s $2.6B Uranium Gambit: Betting Big on India’s Surge

Mark Carney’s $2.6‑billion uranium supply deal with India is not just an export win; it’s a strategic pivot that rewires Canada’s place in the Indo‑Pacific, in clean-energy geopolitics, and in a global

March 2, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Energy Security in a World at War

When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, markets braced for the worst. Brent crude, already trading in the low seventies on weeks of escalating tension, spiked sharply. Tanker

March 2, 2026

Americas·Asia·Middle East·Opinion

How Khamenei’s Death Upends the Middle East

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in US-Israeli strikes marks a seismic shift for the Middle East, decapitating Iran’s leadership amid escalating conflict. Iranian state media confirmed the 86-year-old supreme leader was killed on

March 1, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Dawn Raids on Campus: Testing America’s University Shield

The recent detention of Columbia University senior Ellie Aghayeva by ICE agents, who allegedly posed as searchers for a missing child to enter her dorm, exposes cracks in America’s higher education immigration defenses. This

February 28, 2026

Americas·Opinion

A Reset Worth Betting On: Why Carney’s India Trip Matters

When Mark Carney touched down in Mumbai, he wasn’t merely making a diplomatic house call. He was signaling something more consequential: that Canada is finally ready to grow up about its place

February 27, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Pakistan’s War With Afghanistan is a Crisis of Its Own Making

Islamabad’s declaration of ‘open war’ masks a deeper reckoning: the militants threatening Pakistan today were nurtured by its own intelligence apparatus. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared this week that his country

February 27, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The India-Israel Strategic Alliance Enters Its Golden Age

The deepening alliance between India and Israel represents one of the most significant geopolitical shifts in recent decades, transforming a relationship once marked by caution into a robust strategic partnership grounded in

February 25, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

Canada Calls Out OpenAI: “Why No Police Alert?”

The recent summoning of OpenAI representatives by Canadian officials marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over AI companies’ responsibilities regarding user privacy, safety, and public security. Canada’s Minister of Artificial

February 23, 2026

Opinion·Technology

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Opinion

Record Crude Jump: When “Maximum Pressure” Backfires on Prices

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

China’s Iran Strategy: Buy the Oil, Skip the Risk

America’s Everywhere War

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Canada’s $2.6B Uranium Gambit: Betting Big on India’s Surge

Energy Security in a World at War

How Khamenei’s Death Upends the Middle East

Dawn Raids on Campus: Testing America’s University Shield

A Reset Worth Betting On: Why Carney’s India Trip Matters

Pakistan’s War With Afghanistan is a Crisis of Its Own Making

The India-Israel Strategic Alliance Enters Its Golden Age

Canada Calls Out OpenAI: “Why No Police Alert?”

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