Opinion- Page 4

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,

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

When a head of government spends six days moving through three countries, it is tempting to file the trip under ceremony: handshakes, banquets, a joint statement or two, and a return home

July 14, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People

In Pakistan, the courts were supposed to be the last line of defense against power. A new report shows how thoroughly that line has been erased. There is a particular kind of

July 10, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Australia and India Just Struck the Deal Noone Saw Coming

Melbourne just hosted a quiet revolution in the Indo-Pacific, and it deserved louder applause than it got. When Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi finalized an administrative arrangement to begin uranium

July 9, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions

More than 80% of global trade by volume travels by sea, which makes maritime shipping lanes one of the quiet load-bearing structures of the world economy. That fact became impossible to ignore

July 7, 2026

Opinion

America at 250: Toast the Past, Test the Future

America turned 250 with fireworks in the sky, storms on the horizon, and a political argument in the middle of the celebration. That is not a contradiction. It is the most American

July 5, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Japan, India, and the Case for Trust as Strategy

There is a particular kind of diplomatic language that gets deployed when two countries want to signal that a relationship has moved from courtesy to consequence. This week in New Delhi, Japanese

July 5, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The Price of Generosity: USAID, Dependence and American Power

Executive Summary Since its creation in 1961, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped expand access to vaccines, food, schooling, and emergency relief for millions of people, particularly in Africa,

July 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Carney’s Pipeline Bet Could Help Save Canada From Itself

Mark Carney’s embrace of a West Coast pipeline is more than an energy announcement. It is an overdue recognition that Canada cannot keep pretending its resource economy can be managed by slogans,

July 3, 2026

Americas·Opinion

When America First Runs Into Africa

The problem with Donald Trump’s Congo deal is not that it is too ambitious. It is that it mistakes spectacle for strategy. A White House ceremony can stage a breakthrough, but it

July 2, 2026

Opinion

Two Hands of Pakistan: Force and Silence

Pakistan is in the business of rebranding. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has declared, with evident pride, that Pakistan is now recognized as a “peacemaker” — a country whose geography, military ties,

June 29, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 4

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

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People

Australia and India Just Struck the Deal Noone Saw Coming

The Quiet Militarization of Economic Sanctions

America at 250: Toast the Past, Test the Future

Japan, India, and the Case for Trust as Strategy

The Price of Generosity: USAID, Dependence and American Power

Carney’s Pipeline Bet Could Help Save Canada From Itself

When America First Runs Into Africa

Two Hands of Pakistan: Force and Silence

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