Opinion- Page 6

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

The Economics of a Mango Obsession

Every spring, a small fruit briefly reveals how globalization really works. Indian mangoes, especially Alphonso and Kesar varieties, arrive in the United States not as ordinary produce but as objects of longing,

May 6, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

The Cost of Waiting: Why the Anti–Voter ID Campaign Is Already Behind

California’s anti–voter ID forces are treating a five-alarm fire like a slow-burning ember, delaying a full campaign until after June’s primary even as Republicans define the measure in voters’ minds as “common

May 5, 2026

Americas·Opinion

France Has a Nuclear Vision. It Also Has a Defense Industry.

Something shifted in European security on March 2nd. Not in the way most headlines suggested — France has always considered Europe part of its vital interests, and the strategic logic of a

May 4, 2026

Europe·Opinion

How Does India’s Approach to Africa’s Critical Minerals Stand Out?

The global race for critical minerals is intensifying, but it is unfolding very differently from past resource contests. Oil once defined geopolitical power; today, it is copper, lithium, nickel, and graphite—materials essential

May 3, 2026

Opinion

The Breaking of OPEC

Wars have a way of claiming casualties no one anticipates. In the Middle East’s latest convulsion, the geopolitical wreckage has now reached OPEC itself — that sixty-year alliance of petrostates whose cohesion

May 1, 2026

Opinion

Germany, NATO and the Price of a U.S. Retreat

Trump’s threat to trim U.S. troops in Germany would weaken America’s military posture in Europe unless it were paired with a deliberate, allied-backed redesign of the force posture. A sudden or politically

April 30, 2026

Americas·Europe·Opinion

New Zealand-India Tariff Tango in Trade War Times

New Zealand and India have inked a trade pact that Bloomberg rightly hails as a “once-in-a-generation” deal, but don’t expect fireworks just yet. This agreement, signed amid global trade turbulence, grants India

April 28, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The Northeast Corridor: NATO’s Road to Renewal

There is ongoing speculation today about whether the United States will leave NATO, as President Trump repeatedly criticized European allies as irrelevant to U.S. national security interests and called NATO a “paper

April 27, 2026

Americas·Opinion

The Myth of China’s ‘Neutrality’ on Iran

China is not mainly arming Iran with finished weapons; it is enabling Iran’s missile and drone ecosystem through dual-use chemicals, electronics, machine parts, and financial networks. That distinction matters, because Trump’s threatened

April 26, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Who Is Rahm Emanuel? The Pragmatic Fighter Eyeing the 2028 Presidency

In the crowded field of potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, Rahm Emanuel stands out not for charisma or viral moments but for something rarer in today’s politics: a record of getting things

April 24, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 42 Next

Opinion- Page 6

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

The Economics of a Mango Obsession

The Cost of Waiting: Why the Anti–Voter ID Campaign Is Already Behind

France Has a Nuclear Vision. It Also Has a Defense Industry.

How Does India’s Approach to Africa’s Critical Minerals Stand Out?

The Breaking of OPEC

Germany, NATO and the Price of a U.S. Retreat

New Zealand-India Tariff Tango in Trade War Times

The Northeast Corridor: NATO’s Road to Renewal

The Myth of China’s ‘Neutrality’ on Iran

Who Is Rahm Emanuel? The Pragmatic Fighter Eyeing the 2028 Presidency

Latest

Who Gets to Build the Future?

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

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

The Hands That Make the World: Why Craft Traditions Deserve a Future

Winning the AI Race Requires Knowing What Winning Actually Means

A Dress Rehearsal for Disaster?