Opinion- Page 11

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

Steve Reed’s ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Gamble: Between Bulldozers and the Ballot Box

When Britain’s new Housing Secretary Steve Reed donned a red cap and declared “Build, baby, build,” it wasn’t just a slogan — it was a declaration of war on Britain’s housing gridlock.

October 27, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Understanding Russia as It Is, Not as We Wish

The maxim ”know your adversary” should be one of the core principles of US foreign policy. It should be the founding principle of US-Russia relations. Stop mirror-imaging and stop assuming that Russia

October 24, 2025

Opinion

The Market’s Mirage: Why Wall Street’s Glow Masks a Gathering Economic Storm

Read the financial pages on any given morning, and you’ll see two stories that seem to describe entirely different countries. In one, the stock market soars, CEOs smile, and investors toast to

October 21, 2025

Americas·Opinion

Beware the Pakistan Mirage

Washington is once again tempted by an old illusion: that Pakistan can act as a dependable partner in South Asia. President Donald Trump, fresh from boasting of brokering peace after the latest

October 20, 2025

Americas·Asia·Opinion

The EU’s Bid to Board the “Shadow Fleet”: Maritime Enforcement Meets Energy Geopolitics

The European Union has quietly launched one of its most assertive initiatives yet to counter Russia’s sanctions evasion: empowering the bloc to board and inspect vessels in Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet.” The

October 19, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Critical Minerals, Critical Moment: The G7’s High-Stakes Resource Gamble

Beijing’s latest decision to tighten export controls on rare-earth magnets and refined metals has once again forced the West to stare into the mirror of its own dependency. When a single country

October 18, 2025

Asia·Opinion

A Fire of Its Own Making: Pakistan’s Afghan Strikes Reveal the Logic of Instability

What began as cross-border shelling quickly escalated into one of the deadliest confrontations since the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, revealing a dangerous cycle of militarized brinkmanship that Pakistan seems unwilling—or

October 17, 2025

Asia·Opinion

Britons Rethink Brexit as Immigration Policies Backfire

Nearly a decade after voting to “take back control” of their borders, a growing number of Britons now say they preferred the immigration system that existed before Brexit. According to new polling

October 16, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ for Middle East as Final Gaza Hostages Freed

In a moment thick with symbolism and political theater, U.S. President Donald Trump stood before Israel’s Knesset on Monday and proclaimed what he called “the historic dawn of the new Middle East.”

October 13, 2025

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Trump’s Israel Gamble: Between Triumph and Fragility

By any political measure, President Donald Trump’s arrival in Israel this week marks a moment of extraordinary theater. He lands to what is expected to be a hero’s welcome, credited with brokering

October 13, 2025

Middle East·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 11

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

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

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

Steve Reed’s ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Gamble: Between Bulldozers and the Ballot Box

Understanding Russia as It Is, Not as We Wish

The Market’s Mirage: Why Wall Street’s Glow Masks a Gathering Economic Storm

Beware the Pakistan Mirage

The EU’s Bid to Board the “Shadow Fleet”: Maritime Enforcement Meets Energy Geopolitics

Critical Minerals, Critical Moment: The G7’s High-Stakes Resource Gamble

A Fire of Its Own Making: Pakistan’s Afghan Strikes Reveal the Logic of Instability

Britons Rethink Brexit as Immigration Policies Backfire

Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ for Middle East as Final Gaza Hostages Freed

Trump’s Israel Gamble: Between Triumph and Fragility

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