Opinion- Page 23

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

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

Qatar’s Quiet Victory: How a Gulf State Turned from Pariah to Peacemaker

In the swirl of diplomacy surrounding the Israel-Hamas peace accord, much of the spotlight has fallen on President Donald Trump. But behind the scenes, another player — the tiny Gulf state of

October 11, 2025

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

A New South Asian Chessboard

India’s bold diplomatic overture toward Afghanistan’s Taliban government is reshaping the region’s geopolitical axis, even as Pakistan triggers cross-border chaos with alleged airstrikes in Kabul. The moment is historic—India has agreed to

October 11, 2025

Opinion

Washington’s Shutdown Leaves America’s Farmers in the Lurch

Across America’s heartland, farmers are facing a storm that no weather radar can predict — a man-made crisis emanating not from the skies, but from Washington. The federal government shutdown has ground

October 10, 2025

Americas·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 23

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

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

India’s Structural Edge Over China

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

Qatar’s Quiet Victory: How a Gulf State Turned from Pariah to Peacemaker

A New South Asian Chessboard

Washington’s Shutdown Leaves America’s Farmers in the Lurch

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