Opinion- Page 6

May 9, 2026

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

Americas·Asia·Opinion

May 8, 2026

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

Americas·Asia·Opinion

May 6, 2026

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,

Europe’s Energy Déjà Vu: War in the Middle East Hits Close to Home

Europe’s latest energy scare is not a replay of 2022, but the ghosts of that crisis are back in the room as war in the Middle East sends oil and gas prices

March 10, 2026

Opinion

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

Britain’s Palace of Westminster, the iconic seat of democracy, is literally falling apart. With crumbling masonry, rampant asbestos, frequent fires, and sewage leaks, the 19th-century Gothic Revival building risks catastrophe unless MPs

March 9, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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

March 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

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

March 6, 2026

Asia·Opinion

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

March 5, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

America’s Everywhere War

The striking thing about the new U.S. military “front” in Ecuador is not that Washington cares about narcotics, every administration says it does, but that the Trump administration is increasingly treating disparate

March 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Europe is trying to cordon itself off from a widening Middle East war, relying on humanitarian cheques, naval patrols and diplomatic silence, but the geography of energy, trade and migration means this

March 3, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Canada’s $2.6B Uranium Gambit: Betting Big on India’s Surge

Mark Carney’s $2.6‑billion uranium supply deal with India is not just an export win; it’s a strategic pivot that rewires Canada’s place in the Indo‑Pacific, in clean-energy geopolitics, and in a global

March 2, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Energy Security in a World at War

When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, markets braced for the worst. Brent crude, already trading in the low seventies on weeks of escalating tension, spiked sharply. Tanker

March 2, 2026

Americas·Asia·Middle East·Opinion

How Khamenei’s Death Upends the Middle East

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in US-Israeli strikes marks a seismic shift for the Middle East, decapitating Iran’s leadership amid escalating conflict. Iranian state media confirmed the 86-year-old supreme leader was killed on

March 1, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

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Opinion- Page 6

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

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

The Economics of a Mango Obsession

Europe’s Energy Déjà Vu: War in the Middle East Hits Close to Home

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

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

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Spiral

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

America’s Everywhere War

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Canada’s $2.6B Uranium Gambit: Betting Big on India’s Surge

Energy Security in a World at War

How Khamenei’s Death Upends the Middle East

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