Opinion- Page 5

March 7, 2026

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

Asia·Opinion

March 6, 2026

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

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

March 5, 2026

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

Tying ICE’s Hands? Or Restoring Constitutional Guardrails?

In the wake of a tragic shooting that has inflamed tensions across Minneapolis, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that significantly curtails the crowd control tactics available to Immigration and

January 17, 2026

Americas·Opinion

The Chaos That Could Follow the Fall of Khamenei’s Empire

In the streets of Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan, the chants grow louder: “No to Gaza; no to Lebanon; my life only for Iran.” As of January 2026, Iran’s Islamic Republic faces its

January 15, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

No Trust, No Troops: Israel’s Blunt Rejection of Pakistan’s Gaza Role

In the evolving landscape of Middle East diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, unveiled in September 2025, represents a bold attempt to resolve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.

January 13, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, and the Trial That May Decide France’s Far Right

France is about to witness a legal proceeding with political consequences that reach far beyond the courtroom. On Tuesday, a court appeal begins that will determine whether Marine Le Pen can realistically

January 12, 2026

Europe·Opinion

After the BRI Hangover: Why Kenya’s China Trade Deal Is Going Nowhere

Kenya’s much-hyped zero‑tariff trade deal with China has quietly slipped into limbo, exposing how Beijing’s promises now often move faster than its paperwork, and how African partners are warier after a decade

January 11, 2026

Africa·Asia·Opinion

How the U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has the Potential to Trigger India’s Oil Odyssey

In the shadowy predawn of January 3, 2026, American special forces descended on Caracas like a scene from a Cold War thriller, seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,

January 8, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

France’s budget standoff is less a technical squabble over numbers than a constitutional stress test for the Fifth Republic’s semi‑presidential model. At its core lies a familiar instrument—Article 49.3—but in an unfamiliar

January 8, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Trump’s 1.5 Trillion Dollar “Dream Military” is Really a Fiscal Nightmare

President Donald Trump’s call for a record 1.5 trillion dollar defense budget in 2027 is less a conventional spending proposal than a declaration of a new political economy of American militarism—one that

January 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

The government’s planned U.K.-EU alignment bill may prove to be the most consequential piece of Brexit-era legislation since the European Union (Withdrawal) Act itself. Introduced quietly, couched in technical language and still

January 6, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Indian Spending Surge Defies US Tariffs

India’s consumer spending surge is fueling economic growth and emboldening the nation’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to stare down U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Recent data show private consumption driving

January 5, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 5

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

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

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

Tying ICE’s Hands? Or Restoring Constitutional Guardrails?

The Chaos That Could Follow the Fall of Khamenei’s Empire

No Trust, No Troops: Israel’s Blunt Rejection of Pakistan’s Gaza Role

Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, and the Trial That May Decide France’s Far Right

After the BRI Hangover: Why Kenya’s China Trade Deal Is Going Nowhere

How the U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has the Potential to Trigger India’s Oil Odyssey

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

Trump’s 1.5 Trillion Dollar “Dream Military” is Really a Fiscal Nightmare

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

Indian Spending Surge Defies US Tariffs

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