Opinion- Page 2

September 7, 2026

The Pirates are Back: The US-Iran War Opens a Window off Somalia

The waters connecting the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have long constituted one of the most consequential maritime corridors in the global economy. Today, however, that corridor

Opinion

September 5, 2026

The Distance Between Two Points in a City Is No Longer Measured in Kilometers

For more than a century, the economic case for cities has rested on a simple proposition: proximity creates prosperity. Put enough people, businesses, institutions and markets close together, and economic activity becomes

Americas·Opinion

September 4, 2026

The Next Arms Race Will Be Fought in Markets

For most of modern history, military power has been measured in visible things: armies, ships, aircraft, missiles and, eventually, nuclear weapons. But behind every weapon is a less visible architecture—capital, technology, minerals,

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

August 18, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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

August 16, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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

August 14, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Novorossiysk Is a Warning, Not an Anomaly

The war in Eastern Europe has just delivered a lesson the West has been slow to absorb: this is no longer a regional conflict that can be managed, contained or waited out.

August 13, 2026

Opinion

The Sham Elections Won’t Buy Myanmar Legitimacy

When Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stepped off his aircraft at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport, inspectable under a full military honor guard and flanked by smiling Thai officials, the symbolism was unmistakable.

August 12, 2026

Asia·Opinion

An Alliance of Convenience, Not Command

When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stood together in Mecca to sign a mutual defense pact, the world’s headline writers reached instinctively for

August 8, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Canada’s Trade Boom is Real, But It’s Not the Whole Story

Canada’s trade numbers just delivered a genuine surprise, and for once, a pleasant one. The country’s merchandise trade surplus widened to C$3.86 billion in the latest reporting month, blowing past economist forecasts

August 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Utility Mega-Mergers as Power Industry Enters New Era

The U.S. electricity sector is witnessing a wave of consolidation as utilities race to meet soaring power demand from artificial intelligence and data centers. At the center of this transformation is NextEra

August 5, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Pakistan’s Silent War on Its Own Territory

For two months, the mountain towns of Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been under a kind of siege that rarely makes it into Western headlines. Rangers have fired on unarmed crowds. Internet and mobile

August 4, 2026

Asia·Opinion

India Is Quietly Splitting Into Multiple Silicon Valleys

For two decades, the story of India’s Global Capability Centres was really a story about two or three cities. Bengaluru ran the engineering. Hyderabad and the National Capital Region picked up much

August 3, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 2

The Pirates are Back: The US-Iran War Opens a Window off Somalia

The Distance Between Two Points in a City Is No Longer Measured in Kilometers

The Next Arms Race Will Be Fought in Markets

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

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

India’s Structural Edge Over China

Novorossiysk Is a Warning, Not an Anomaly

The Sham Elections Won’t Buy Myanmar Legitimacy

An Alliance of Convenience, Not Command

Canada’s Trade Boom is Real, But It’s Not the Whole Story

Utility Mega-Mergers as Power Industry Enters New Era

Pakistan’s Silent War on Its Own Territory

India Is Quietly Splitting Into Multiple Silicon Valleys

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