Opinion- Page 5

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,

Latin America’s Right Can Win Elections. But Can It Rule?

Latin America’s new right has mastered the politics of anger. It has learned to campaign against crime, inflation, corruption, cultural change, and “the caste,” promising voters a clean break from exhausted parties

June 26, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

Europe’s food system is settling into an uncomfortable new normal: stress without a clear end date. Climate change is no longer a distant variable in the agri-food equation; it is reshaping the

June 25, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The UK Says No to Starmer, Not Yet to Burnham

Voters in the U.K have made one thing brutally clear: they are finished with Keir Starmer’s leadership style, his faltering government, and the promise of managerial competence that curdled into drift. Polling

June 24, 2026

Europe·Opinion

China Treats Diplomacy Like a Ledger. It Won’t Add Up

There is a seductive logic to treating foreign policy like a business. Cut the deal, extract the value, move on to the next counterparty. No sentimentality, no lectures, no expensive entanglements—just leverage,

June 23, 2026

Asia·Opinion

When a Refugee Becomes an ‘Illegal Foreigner’

In the long shadow of Afghanistan’s wars, Pakistan has long stood as both refuge and pressure valve. Generations of Afghans have crossed the border seeking safety from conflict, persecution, and instability, and

June 21, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Britain’s Grooming-Gang Scandal is a Collective Failure

For more than two decades, Great Britain has confronted the horrors of organized child sexual exploitation through a recurring cycle of local shock and national amnesia. The names of the towns have

June 18, 2026

Opinion

Security Over Economics in a War-Torn World

The G7 meeting in France is best understood not as a photo-op for seven wealthy democracies, but as a stress test of the Western order itself. It exposed two realities at once:

June 17, 2026

Americas·Europe·Middle East·Opinion

Why Big Health is Betting on India

India is rapidly consolidating its role as a global manufacturing and innovation hub for pharmaceuticals, biopharma, medtech, and consumer health—and Haleon’s new plant in Madhya Pradesh is less an anomaly than a

June 14, 2026

Opinion

The EU’s Asia Pivot: Why South Korea Matters—and Why India Matters More

South Korean president arrives in Brussels with a soundtrack. K-pop — long one of Seoul’s most effective soft power tools — sets the tone for the first EU–South Korea summit in three

June 10, 2026

Opinion

Starmer’s Balancing Act: Stability vs. Urgency

Britain’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is confronting a moment that tests not only his leadership but also his political durability. With murmurs of dissent growing louder within his party and questions emerging

June 9, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 5

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

Latin America’s Right Can Win Elections. But Can It Rule?

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

The UK Says No to Starmer, Not Yet to Burnham

China Treats Diplomacy Like a Ledger. It Won’t Add Up

When a Refugee Becomes an ‘Illegal Foreigner’

Britain’s Grooming-Gang Scandal is a Collective Failure

Security Over Economics in a War-Torn World

Why Big Health is Betting on India

The EU’s Asia Pivot: Why South Korea Matters—and Why India Matters More

Starmer’s Balancing Act: Stability vs. Urgency

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