World News Insights: Opinion Articles

In the summer of 2020, a massive flock of purple martins set up camp in the trees surrounding the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, in the heart of downtown Nashville. The birds had left their nesting territories, both nearby and farther north, and were gathering in preparation for the fall migration…

“Deglobalization” is a word on many people’s lips these days — and understandably so. Russia has been largely cut off from the West for its appalling invasion of Ukraine. The economic marriage of convenience between China and the United States (“Chimerica”) is unraveling. And there’s more and more…

America’s attempt to vaccinate the world against Covid is about to come to an end. “We are at a point now where without additional funding we are going to have to start winding down our programming,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, the leader of the United States Agency for International Development’s…

From the way the public conversation was going, you might think renewable energy was firmly on the back foot as a result of the energy crisis that’s roiled the world since late last year. Transport fuel taxes have been cut to ease the pain of high crude prices in the European Union, India, the…

There is a noticeable discrepancy between the Russian war on Ukraine as a military event on the one hand and the political factors fueling this war on the other. A consensus has emerged that the offensive, which has become confined to the East, is faltering. In the inconsistency of this offensive,…

We have a patient in critical condition and he is bleeding profusely. We have a single intensive care unit that isn't functional. This is what makes the war in Ukraine more dangerous than the Vietnam War, Korean War, Berlin crisis, Cuban Missile Crisis, and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. The…

India is adamant about building up its technological independence, with $10 billion earmarked to develop semiconductor and display manufacturing. It’s also keen to assert its foreign-policy independence by leaning toward Moscow to the consternation of Washington. New Delhi would do well to see the…

Ayn Rand’s followers dreamed of decentralized finance as the ultimate realization of their techno-anarchist utopia: freedom from both governments and large custodial organizations. But somewhere along the way, they got stuck on George Orwell’s Animal Farm where some animals are more equal than…

Optimism and pessimism aren’t a part of the realm of political action, politics is an art of what is possible, according to data, what could be taken and what is up for negotiation. To save bloodshed, politicians must remain cold-blooded. Such an introduction is vital when examining Yemen’s most…

Inflation is coming for consumers’ pricey pandemic habits. Whether choosing restaurant dinners delivered to their door or at-home meal kits, many Americans have prioritized convenience over cost for the past two years. Food-delivery was a big beneficiary. Some of the top platforms including…

Foreign policy suddenly has a very retro feel. A US president visits Europe to give a soaring speech on the fate of human freedom. An adversary is threatening nuclear war to intimidate the West. The dream of a fully integrated global system is crashing as geopolitical tensions break the world into…

Rabbits were the victims of the deadliest epidemic in recent history — a germ warfare attack, really — with a virus that killed off more than 99% of the 100 million rabbits inhabiting Australia in 1950. However, the virus didn’t “win” — both the virus and the rabbits are still around today and…