Opinion- Page 17

August 18, 2026

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

For most of this year, Beijing’s economic managers have offered a familiar reassurance: growth is cooling, but it’s cooling in a controlled, deliberate way — the natural byproduct of a planned shift

Europe·Opinion

August 16, 2026

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

It arrived in the early hours: a low-altitude drone crossing into Romanian airspace, moving through the sky near Galați. Radar locked on, authorization was given, and a NATO fighter jet — a

Asia·Opinion

August 14, 2026

India’s Structural Edge Over China

For four decades, “the China story” was the only story worth telling about Asian growth. A command economy poured concrete, wired factories, and moved hundreds of millions of people from farms to

Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, and the Trial That May Decide France’s Far Right

France is about to witness a legal proceeding with political consequences that reach far beyond the courtroom. On Tuesday, a court appeal begins that will determine whether Marine Le Pen can realistically

January 12, 2026

Europe·Opinion

After the BRI Hangover: Why Kenya’s China Trade Deal Is Going Nowhere

Kenya’s much-hyped zero‑tariff trade deal with China has quietly slipped into limbo, exposing how Beijing’s promises now often move faster than its paperwork, and how African partners are warier after a decade

January 11, 2026

Africa·Asia·Opinion

How the U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has the Potential to Trigger India’s Oil Odyssey

In the shadowy predawn of January 3, 2026, American special forces descended on Caracas like a scene from a Cold War thriller, seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,

January 8, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

France’s budget standoff is less a technical squabble over numbers than a constitutional stress test for the Fifth Republic’s semi‑presidential model. At its core lies a familiar instrument—Article 49.3—but in an unfamiliar

January 8, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Trump’s 1.5 Trillion Dollar “Dream Military” is Really a Fiscal Nightmare

President Donald Trump’s call for a record 1.5 trillion dollar defense budget in 2027 is less a conventional spending proposal than a declaration of a new political economy of American militarism—one that

January 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

The government’s planned U.K.-EU alignment bill may prove to be the most consequential piece of Brexit-era legislation since the European Union (Withdrawal) Act itself. Introduced quietly, couched in technical language and still

January 6, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Indian Spending Surge Defies US Tariffs

India’s consumer spending surge is fueling economic growth and emboldening the nation’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to stare down U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Recent data show private consumption driving

January 5, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Oil, Power and the Price of Regime Change in Venezuela

The Trump administration’s overture to U.S. oil companies over Venezuela is being framed as a long-overdue chance for American firms to reclaim what was taken from them decades ago. But stripped of

January 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Trump, Tehran and the Temptation of Intervention

When Donald Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded” to defend Iranian protesters against their own government, it was vintage Trump: bombast wrapped in moral outrage, broadcast directly on

January 2, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Gloomy Outlook for 2026

In 2025, Pakistan’s foreign policy appeared to turn a corner, with leaders in Islamabad claiming a newfound “sweet spot” in global affairs. After years of isolation and crisis, Pakistan portrayed itself as

December 31, 2025

Asia·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 17

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

India’s Structural Edge Over China

Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, and the Trial That May Decide France’s Far Right

After the BRI Hangover: Why Kenya’s China Trade Deal Is Going Nowhere

How the U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has the Potential to Trigger India’s Oil Odyssey

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

Trump’s 1.5 Trillion Dollar “Dream Military” is Really a Fiscal Nightmare

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

Indian Spending Surge Defies US Tariffs

Oil, Power and the Price of Regime Change in Venezuela

Trump, Tehran and the Temptation of Intervention

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Gloomy Outlook for 2026

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