Opinion- Page 3

September 29, 2026

Planning for the Unthinkable Isn’t Paranoia. It’s the Job

Canada’s contingency planning for American military action says less about Washington’s intentions than about how much Canada’s certainties have eroded, and about what Ottawa should do next. When the New York Times

Americas·Asia·Opinion

September 27, 2026

Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade

Last week, I published a comprehensive report titled Weaponizing Commerce: The Mirage of a Coercive Trade Policy, which investigated the historical precedents and structural failures of using tariffs as instruments of geopolitical

Americas·Asia·Opinion

September 26, 2026

The Trump-Xi Summit Was a Historic Missed Opportunity

Washington rolled out bombers, pandas and a new helipad. Beijing left with the photographs—and almost none of the hard bargains the relationship required. President Trump told reporters the meeting was “great.” He

Allies in Theory, Alone in Practice

Mark Carney called for pro-trade democracies to resist great-power coercion together. Seven months later, he is largely fighting Trump alone. In January at Davos, Mark Carney offered the most bracing account yet

August 28, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Can Saudi Money Build France’s Next Global Destination?

Saudi Arabia’s proposed €6 billion entertainment complex near Paris is significant not because France needs another roller coaster, but because it reveals how the country intends to compete for capital, tourism and

August 26, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Beyond Migration: The Geopolitics Behind Ceuta’s Border Crisis

According to a European Parliament resolution adopted in June 2021, Moroccan police temporarily eased controls at the border of Ceuta, the Spanish enclave of about 83,000 people on the North African coast, and failed

August 25, 2026

Opinion

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

Last week, while much of Brazil’s attention was fixed on the usual churn of domestic issues, our Communications Minister, Frederico de Siqueira Filho, signed a document in Pune, India, that deserves far

August 23, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

A Tariff War With Canada Is No Victory

By letting its hurried trade arrangement with Canada collapse, the Trump administration has chosen escalation over certainty — and a political spectacle over a durable North American economic strategy. At midnight Friday,

August 22, 2026

Americas·Opinion

An Embargo That Might Actually Work

On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates did something it had resisted doing for decades, even through years of American pressure and multiple rounds of UN sanctions: it shut the door on Iran

August 21, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

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

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Planning for the Unthinkable Isn’t Paranoia. It’s the Job

Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade

The Trump-Xi Summit Was a Historic Missed Opportunity

Allies in Theory, Alone in Practice

Can Saudi Money Build France’s Next Global Destination?

Beyond Migration: The Geopolitics Behind Ceuta’s Border Crisis

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

A Tariff War With Canada Is No Victory

An Embargo That Might Actually Work

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

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