Opinion- Page 5

July 27, 2026

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

The recent conflict involving Iran has done far more than disrupt tanker traffic and lift fuel prices for a few weeks. It has triggered a deeper strategic reassessment across developing Asia, where

Americas·Opinion

July 26, 2026

Is the Pentagon Building an AI Empire on Land it Can’t Power?

There is a particular kind of American confidence that shows up whenever a new technology promises military advantage: build first, ask questions later. That confidence is now colliding with something far less

Asia·Opinion

July 22, 2026

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

For decades, Pakistan has asked the world to view its troubles through a single lens: an existential rivalry with India that supposedly explains everything from its bloated defense budget to its periodic

G7 Faces the Economic Fallout of War

The world economy has entered a dangerous phase in which geopolitics, energy, and finance are colliding. When G-7 finance ministers gather to discuss the fallout from the Iran war, they are not

May 19, 2026

Opinion

The Symbolism Behind Trump-Xi Meet

As Air Force One touched down in Beijing this month, the optics surrounding Donald Trump’s return to China were impossible to ignore. Nearly a decade after his first state visit in 2017,

May 16, 2026

Opinion

6 Days That Can Change a Crisis: How 30M Barrels Turbocharge India’s Energy Security

India’s recent deal to let Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) store up to 30 million barrels of crude oil in its Strategic Petroleum Reserve is far more than a technical MoU;

May 16, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

Trump, Xi and the Island Left Off the Readout

The Trump‑Xi summit in Beijing was staged as a pageant of great‑power stability: honor guards on Tiananmen, children waving flags, two leaders speaking of partnership and peace. Yet the most consequential subject

May 15, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

A Smarter American Strategy for the Sahel

For much of the past decade, the United States watched its influence in the Sahel steadily erode. France’s retreat from Mali, a succession of military coups across West Africa, and growing anti-Western

May 14, 2026

Africa·Americas·Opinion

When Debt Tops GDP: A New Fault Line in Global Finance

For the first time since World War II (not taking into account the COVID years), U.S. public debt has eclipsed the nation’s annual output, and that watershed is already altering risk calculations

May 13, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Pakistan’s Internal Unraveling

India’s four-day war with Pakistan in May 2025 left Pakistan facing intensifying political, economic, and social crises at home even as its leaders worked hard to project strength and diplomatic relevance abroad.

May 12, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Managed Rivalry: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters More Than the Photo‑Ops

Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China in mid‑May 2026, a trip widely seen as an attempt to stabilize a volatile but indispensable relationship between the world’s two

May 11, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Tariffs in Yuan: Is Iran Ringing the Bell on the Petrodollar Age?

Iran’s push to collect Strait of Hormuz oil transit tariffs in Chinese yuan signals a real, though gradual, erosion of the US “petrodollar” system at the margins, but it does not yet

May 9, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Why The U.S. Trusts Pakistan Only When It Has To

Pakistan’s sudden usefulness as a mediator between the United States and Iran maybe real for now, but it is unlikely to harden into a durable strategic partnership with Washington. The reason is

May 8, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 5

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

Is the Pentagon Building an AI Empire on Land it Can’t Power?

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

G7 Faces the Economic Fallout of War

The Symbolism Behind Trump-Xi Meet

6 Days That Can Change a Crisis: How 30M Barrels Turbocharge India’s Energy Security

Trump, Xi and the Island Left Off the Readout

A Smarter American Strategy for the Sahel

When Debt Tops GDP: A New Fault Line in Global Finance

Pakistan’s Internal Unraveling

Managed Rivalry: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters More Than the Photo‑Ops

Tariffs in Yuan: Is Iran Ringing the Bell on the Petrodollar Age?

Why The U.S. Trusts Pakistan Only When It Has To

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