World News Insights: Opinion Articles

September 11 2021: All US and allied troops have left Afghanistan and Taliban gunmen are already at the ports of Kabul; on more push and they will be back where they were in 2001 just before America and Afghan allied forces sent them running like rats jumping out of a sinking ship. Once again…

The Food and Drug Administration is already limiting one of the most controversial drug approvals in its 115-year history. The medication is Biogen Inc.'s Alzheimer's treatment Aduhelm, which won clearance last month despite mixed evidence and expert objections. The agency initially approved…

After years of squabbling over everything from soybeans and viruses to technology and Taiwan, it now looks like Beijing and Washington may be on the same page about one thing: US-listed Chinese companies. America’s most hawkish China watchers have been banging on about variable-interest entities…

Another limited war, another unsatisfying outcome. The US is on the brink of withdrawing from Afghanistan, just shy of 20 years after it invaded that country, and well short of any desired resolution. At best, America will leave behind a mess; at worst, withdrawal may precipitate strategic setbacks…

Regarding the Beirut Port blast crime, which took place more than 11 months ago, the truth of what occurred and justice for the victims and Lebanon has become linked to “immunities,” behind which lies a corrupt political class, which, for decades, cultivated an approach of impunity. This political…

Narendra Modi has rearranged his cabinet, but the changes give no indication of a meaningful sharing of power. Within the trappings of a parliamentary democracy, India’s prime minister will probably continue with his trademark presidential style of governance. For the country of 1.4 billion people,…

I recently caught up with a friend who has been working at the same company for more than a decade and was content enough. Other companies might pay more, make him feel more valued and offer room for advancement, but he didn’t pay much attention to his growing dissatisfaction and lack of forward…

It would be nice if the United States could reach herd immunity with just vaccination incentives. Americans don’t like to be told what to do, and public officials would almost always rather hand out cash than have to punish. Some even view vaccine mandates as un-American, but they are part of…

The delta variant is the new pandemic scare story. Its spread into the US hasn’t led to a surge in deaths or packed hospital wards, but the news of its existence rained on the Fourth of July parades. Public health specialists have responded with a baffling spray of contradictory recommendations…

Whoever hasn’t watched Sarde’s interview with Omar al Shoghre should hurry and watch it. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXzbnbgqAtQ Omar is a Syrian youth from the coastal village of al-Bayda, close to Baniyas. He was fifteen when he was detained in 2012. The son of a retired…

After years of partisan and legal infighting, the US Pentagon gave Amazon.com Inc. a big victory on Tuesday by reopening its blockbuster cloud-computing contract. Assuming the decision doesn’t get appealed in the courts, it could be a good result for the government. Even Microsoft Corp., the…

Five months into his presidency, US President Joe Biden is in no rush to change the substance of his predecessor’s China policy. He has maintained high tariffs on more than $300 billion of Chinese imports, expanded sanctions on Chinese technology companies and gone further than former President…