Opinion- Page 4

April 17, 2026

Peru’s Never-Ending Thriller: Nine Presidents in Ten Years

Peru is living a political thriller worthy of a Netflix series, but without the tidy resolution. Since 2016, the Andean nation has churned through nine presidents. Some resigned under scandal, others were

Americas·Opinion

April 16, 2026

Fuel for Thought: Energy Prices Grip the Midterms

Politics in Washington likes to pretend that energy is a matter of policy. Voters know better. When gasoline stays expensive, it is a daily tax, and no amount of messaging can hide

Europe·Opinion

April 15, 2026

Spain’s Bold Immigration Gambit: A Humanitarian Act or Economic Necessity?

When Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to grant legal status to nearly half a million unauthorized immigrants, reactions rippled across Europe. The proposal—expected to be debated in the Cortes later

Pakistan’s Taliban Bet Goes Up in Flames

As explosions echo along the Durand Line and airstrikes pound Kabul, Pakistan’s decades-long bet on the Taliban has detonated into catastrophe. What began as a bid for “strategic depth” against India has

March 13, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The Scapegoating of Indian Americans

When policy debate becomes ethnic hostility, something has gone badly wrong. A new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute should disturb anyone who cares about the direction of American political culture.

March 12, 2026

Americas·Opinion

No More Iraqs? Here’s an Iran

President Donald Trump campaigned twice on a promise to end “reckless” regime-change wars; in office again, he is now prosecuting one of the most ambitious regime-change projects in modern U.S. history. In

March 11, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Europe’s Energy Déjà Vu: War in the Middle East Hits Close to Home

Europe’s latest energy scare is not a replay of 2022, but the ghosts of that crisis are back in the room as war in the Middle East sends oil and gas prices

March 10, 2026

Opinion

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

Britain’s Palace of Westminster, the iconic seat of democracy, is literally falling apart. With crumbling masonry, rampant asbestos, frequent fires, and sewage leaks, the 19th-century Gothic Revival building risks catastrophe unless MPs

March 9, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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

March 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

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

March 6, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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

March 5, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

America’s Everywhere War

The striking thing about the new U.S. military “front” in Ecuador is not that Washington cares about narcotics, every administration says it does, but that the Trump administration is increasingly treating disparate

March 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Europe is trying to cordon itself off from a widening Middle East war, relying on humanitarian cheques, naval patrols and diplomatic silence, but the geography of energy, trade and migration means this

March 3, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 4

Peru’s Never-Ending Thriller: Nine Presidents in Ten Years

Fuel for Thought: Energy Prices Grip the Midterms

Spain’s Bold Immigration Gambit: A Humanitarian Act or Economic Necessity?

Pakistan’s Taliban Bet Goes Up in Flames

The Scapegoating of Indian Americans

No More Iraqs? Here’s an Iran

Europe’s Energy Déjà Vu: War in the Middle East Hits Close to Home

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

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

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

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

America’s Everywhere War

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

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