World News Insights: Opinion Articles

All of a sudden, everyone was inspired to bring down the wall that had been obstructing the formation of a government, accepting the proposal that Mikati had submitted around three months ago. All that remains is minor adjustments that will not affect shares or the figures that the various…

With the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service, the world is back on track with its dilemmas. The war in Ukraine is becoming more complex, and peace is far from being reached, as new obstacles arise every day. Referendums called for by the pro-Kremlin administrations in the four regions…

With the elections in Brazil scheduled for next month, the country is receiving increased international attention. The heightened interest is understandable given the likely effects of the elections on Latin America as a whole, but also on the leadership role Brazil could be in a position to…

In Charlotte County, population 11,448, forests and farms slope gently toward pretty little streams. The Roanoke River, whose floodplain includes one of the most ecologically valuable and intact forests in the Mid-Atlantic, forms the county’s southwestern border. On a recent driving tour, a…

In popular culture the midlife crisis is fodder for comedy, personified by the 40-something guy who suddenly hankers to sky-dive or buy a convertible. In scientific circles the midlife crisis is sometimes said not to exist at all: “Epidemiological study of psychological distress in adulthood does…

In war, belligerents often make major, inflated promises to the population: tomorrow, after our victory, a new era begins. They make this commitment in one way or another through the political and military leaders of the war, and sometimes, intellectuals tie themselves to the cause of the war as…

In a few weeks’ time, Mark Zuckerberg will announce a new virtual reality headset from Meta Platforms Inc. Embarrassingly, we already know what it will look like. A video of the purported device has been doing the rounds online after someone found one in a hotel room. Yet none of that should matter…

I recently saw one of the most absurd LinkedIn posts — and odds are good that you may have, too. Alex Cohen, a product manager for Carbon Health, relayed the story of how he saved money for his startup while on a business trip. Instead of ordering room service, Cohen says, he bought some raw…

The young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini died under torture at the hands of Tehran police. The punishment that led to her death was not for murder, terrorism, or espionage. This little 22-year-old girl went from Kurdistan with her family to visit relatives in Tehran, and her crime was that she had not…

In my three-decade career with Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, China was never seen as a major threat. If we lost sleep at night, it was over more immediate challenges such as Soviet expansionism and transnational terrorism. China’s halting emergence from the chaotic Mao Zedong era and…

Barry Lopez, nature writer extraordinaire, once remarked that one of the first things he did when arriving in a new landscape was lace up his shoes and have a stroll. But Mr. Lopez didn’t walk the way most of us walk. Open ended, without rush, bird books in his suitcase and his entire body tuned…

A young and innocent girl was hunted down on the streets of Tehran. In her innocent dreams, Mahsa Amini never thought the entire Iran will rise up in her name. The blows received by this young and lonely girl felt like they had been aimed at the entire Iranian people. The blood that came from…