World News Insights: Opinion Articles

As Covid-19’s omicron wave begins to subside, one thing seems pretty clear: After it has passed, the number of Americans who are still immunologically naive to Covid-19 — that is, they’ve been neither infected by it nor vaccinated against it — will be quite small. How small? By my rough estimate…

In his 1993 biography of Isaac Newton, Richard Westfall argues that parts of Newton’s watershed work, the Principia, are “nothing short of deliberate fraud.” True or not, it is clear that Newton made compromises in service to his vision. And he was not the only famous scientist who would do almost…

It was natural for the Arab League to condemn the recent Houthi attacks on the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Making public violations and missile attacks against other countries’ airspace a common practice is a consolidation of an extremely dangerous terrorist behavior that threatens regional stability. …

We are facing a tidal wave of American and European statements about Iran and the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, as well as the Houthis, to which we can add Washington’s statements about the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Despite all of these statements, we have not seen actions or repercussions…

Are we living in 1858 or 1968? That is, are America’s divisions so profound and political institutions so crippled that we are poised for a breakdown akin to the Civil War? Or is the current polarization the product of conflicting social forces that can be gradually reconciled or redirected into…

One of the most abundant and essential ingredients in electric vehicle batteries is beginning to experience demand pressures, showing how supply chain troubles are getting deeper and the value chain even more expensive. Tesla Inc. last week signed a deal with Australian mining company Syrah…

The head of the Bank for International Settlements, Agustin Carstens, recently set out a dark vision for our financial future, quoting Goethe’s “Faust” and claiming that the “soul” of money was at stake. He warned that the proliferation of unregulated cryptocurrencies and the spread of Big…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could, at any moment, start liberating Palestine. This is the impression one gets from the current consensus among Palestinians, moderate and radical, Islamist and secular, left-wing and right-wing. They are all in agreement on Assad and his invaluable contribution…

When I was going through the confirmation process in 2006 to be commander of US Southern Command — in charge of all joint military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean — I was often asked about the Monroe Doctrine. Issued in 1823 by President James Monroe, it warned European nations…

All tenants of 10 Downing Street know that British politics is driven by combat each Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions. Faced with a crisis, leaders must display strength and conviction to friend and foe alike. Betray weakness and they are doomed. In the scandal over illicit parties during…

What should be an ordinary commercial dispute between Amazon.com Inc. and the founders of a near-bankrupt retailer is shining a harsh light on the quality of legal and regulatory protection investors actually receive in India. The long drawn-out saga has thrown up two questions for prospective…

Netflix Inc. delivered a slew of hits in the fourth quarter, with “Red Notice” and “Don’t Look Up” among its top three most-watched movies ever. But quarterly results underscored why programming success no longer automatically translates to a level of subscriber growth once common for the streaming…