World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Intel Corp. plans to sell a partial stake in one of its hot subsidiaries while still maintaining control over it. Although it might make for big headlines, the move amounts to minor financial engineering that isn’t going to save the chipmaker. Late Monday, the chipmaker announced it intends to…

Tesla Inc. so far has managed to deftly navigate the supply chain crisis and US–China trade tensions that have hamstrung manufacturers globally. The EV maker’s latest worries show it’s about to get tougher for companies that hoped the worst was behind them. Joining a host of other auto suppliers…

Public health officials are beginning to wonder whether the definition of “fully vaccinated” should be revised to include booster shots — to push people to have the fullest protection against Covid-19. But even if getting a booster is a good choice for most people, making them mandatory at offices,…

It’s a shame that the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor received so little public attention. We are living in an era that holds some unpleasant resemblances to the period before the Japanese attack. And we are losing the capacity for surprise that could help us anticipate or avert a…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began his tour of the Arab Gulf by visiting the Sultanate of Oman, with visits to the remaining GCC countries to follow. What was remarkable about this visit was the warm welcome of the Saudi Crown Prince in Muscat, as Sultan Haitham bin Tariq broke protocol by…

When Mark Zuckerberg announced the rebranding of Facebook to Meta late last month in a “founder’s letter,” I was on a video call with my writing group, discussing the tactile joys of our craft — the benefits of writing by hand, our love of beautiful Rhodia writing pads, our favorite examples of…

Sure, we need to live with the virus. What’s not said enough is that this means being comfortable, or at least adapting to, uncertainty in central bank communication. These officials aren’t epidemiologists and they don’t know where Covid-19 is going. The hand-holding that’s characterized the past…

You probably know him as that stern, cult-leader-ish face staring from billboards on multiple continents, clad in wire-rimmed glasses and a starched button-up shirt, like some Steve Jobs of the sleep industry. Contrary to the haunt-your-dreams imagery, De Rucci guy isn’t the obsessively…

President Joe Biden has a big problem: deterring Russia from invading Ukraine and starting the largest land war in Europe since 1945. In an attempt to de-escalate the situation, he held a two-hour virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Yet Biden has a bigger problem,…

Valerie Pecresse, the French center-right’s pick to challenge Emmanuel Macron for the presidency next year, describes herself as a mix of Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher. This is bold talk for a candidate currently polling at 10%, who looks set to fail even to make the run-off vote. The 54…

American history is, in many ways, a story of grand protests. They generally come in two types. There are protest movements that, even in ferocious dissent, believe that the American system is ultimately geared to fulfill its inner promises — of equality, unalienable rights, the pursuit of…

Why would a tourist want to take a trip to space? For the wealthy thrill seekers able to pay upwards of $450,000 for a seat with commercial space projects such as Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, the answer is likely to involve the pursuit of awe or wonder. Philosophers call the type of sensory…