Opinion

July 27, 2026

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

The recent conflict involving Iran has done far more than disrupt tanker traffic and lift fuel prices for a few weeks. It has triggered a deeper strategic reassessment across developing Asia, where

Americas·Opinion

July 26, 2026

Is the Pentagon Building an AI Empire on Land it Can’t Power?

There is a particular kind of American confidence that shows up whenever a new technology promises military advantage: build first, ask questions later. That confidence is now colliding with something far less

Asia·Opinion

July 22, 2026

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

For decades, Pakistan has asked the world to view its troubles through a single lens: an existential rivalry with India that supposedly explains everything from its bloated defense budget to its periodic

A Tariff that Taxes Trust

On Monday, President Trump signed three proclamations imposing 50 percent tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods — wine, hockey sticks, cement, electrical equipment, machinery, and more — under Section 338

July 21, 2026

Americas·Opinion

The New Architects of the Indo-Pacific

For most of the postwar era, the map of Asian power ran through a familiar set of capitals: Washington, Beijing, Tokyo. India sat, geographically and strategically, off to the side—a subcontinental power

July 20, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Was Meant to Punish Her. It May End Up Empowering Her

When the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its ruling against Marine Le Pen on July 7, 2026, it was easy to read the sentence as the end of a political story:

July 19, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The World Cup Won’t Save the Democrats; But It Might Help Them Rebuild

There is a moment in every big sporting event when a stadium, a bar, or a living room full of strangers becomes, briefly, a single organism. Everyone is watching the same ball,

July 17, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Sudan’s Sanctions Gap: Punishing Perpetrators While Protecting Patrons

In July 2026, United Nations investigators reached a conclusion that should have stopped world leaders in their tracks: the campaign waged by the Rapid Support Forces in and around al-Fashir bears the

July 16, 2026

Africa·Opinion

NATO 3.0: The Transformation Nobody’s Calling a Split

NATO is undergoing its most profound transformation since the Cold War, and that transformation is producing two distinct, competing visions for its future—one articulated by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the other

July 15, 2026

Opinion

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

When a head of government spends six days moving through three countries, it is tempting to file the trip under ceremony: handshakes, banquets, a joint statement or two, and a return home

July 14, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People

In Pakistan, the courts were supposed to be the last line of defense against power. A new report shows how thoroughly that line has been erased. There is a particular kind of

July 10, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Australia and India Just Struck the Deal Noone Saw Coming

Melbourne just hosted a quiet revolution in the Indo-Pacific, and it deserved louder applause than it got. When Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi finalized an administrative arrangement to begin uranium

July 9, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions

More than 80% of global trade by volume travels by sea, which makes maritime shipping lanes one of the quiet load-bearing structures of the world economy. That fact became impossible to ignore

July 7, 2026

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Opinion

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

Is the Pentagon Building an AI Empire on Land it Can’t Power?

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

A Tariff that Taxes Trust

The New Architects of the Indo-Pacific

Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Was Meant to Punish Her. It May End Up Empowering Her

The World Cup Won’t Save the Democrats; But It Might Help Them Rebuild

Sudan’s Sanctions Gap: Punishing Perpetrators While Protecting Patrons

NATO 3.0: The Transformation Nobody’s Calling a Split

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People

Australia and India Just Struck the Deal Noone Saw Coming

The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions

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