World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Arab political thought has extensively dealt with what it called “authenticity and modernity” and reconciling the two. Days ago in Britain, we saw, with the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the ascension of her son Charles to the throne, a remarkable ceremony of “authenticity and modernity:”…

The gist of what we have read and heard from American and western statements after Iran’s response to the “final proposal” offered by the European Union to the Iranians and Americans over the revival of the nuclear deal is that there is no Plan B to deal with Tehran. For example, US Secretary…

Meta Platforms Inc. has become the latest social media giant to tinker with the idea of selling premium features as part of its service, according to a report in The Verge. Having been free for years, it wants to see if any of us will pay for new widgets in Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp. That…

Since the death of Mikhail Gorbachev much has been written about his legacy. Articles, documentaries and comments have been critical, as well as complimentary depending on how one was affected by his policies. In Russia he remains controversial. Some have vilified him as responsible for the…

The immense changes we have seen since 9/11 have not changed what this ominous day for the future of international relations and our region’s ties to the rest of the world stands for. The ramifications of this crime perpetrated by Al-Qaeda remain at the heart of the series of events that have…

Tighter restrictions on US semiconductor and equipment sales are set to test China’s artificial intelligence superpowers as Washington removes a key plank of next-generation technological development. The Biden Administration plans to broaden curbs on shipments of AI chips and chip-making tools,…

Japan looks like it may finally open its borders and end its splendid isolation. The key question is: Can it learn to love foreign tourists again? After a series of head fake border re-openings this year which promised more than they delivered, a report Monday that Japan would scrap most…

His whole life, King Charles has been in the shadow of women with more star power. First, his mother, the queen. Next, his first wife, Diana. Then, in recent years, Meghan Markle, with her breakaway from Buckingham Palace and her sensational Oprah interview alleging racism in the royal family. …

That was on September 11, 2001. Security informed President Saddam Hussein of the news from New York. He turned to the screen and did not comment. At first glance, he might have thought that the event was far away. But days later, when George Bush Jr. spoke of an “axis of evil” that included…

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain has taken to tweeting the price of a gallon of gasoline on a daily basis, a habit that’s convenient for him as long as it continues its steady decline. The idea that President Joe Biden’s administration is somehow responsible for this decrease is wrong, of…

“The end of an era” will become a refrain as commentators assess the record-setting reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Like all monarchs, she was both an individual and an institution. She had a different birthday for each role — the actual anniversary of her birth in April and an official one in June —…

Death holds up a mirror to everything — moments of love, stretches of strife, memories that punish and exalt. This is true if your family is far removed from the public eye, and it’s true if your family is ensconced in the world’s spotlight. Queen Elizabeth II was the matriarch both of a country…