World News Insights: Opinion Articles

What a difference a year makes. In 2020, discussing the hypothesis that Covid-19 originated in a Chinese lab could get your video yanked from YouTube. Many journalists dismissed such talk as a conspiracy theory, and many scientists insisted it was fake science. Now these assurances are falling…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken with managers and employees about returning to the workplace. Behind every person’s individual concern is one overarching, almost philosophical conundrum: What’s the point of the office? “That’s the right question,” says Alexandra Samuel, co-author of “Remote…

Some problems fester for decades until a crisis makes them impossible to neglect any longer. In that respect, the pandemic may hold a silver lining for Britain’s troubled rail sector. After years of bitter debate, it’s finally getting a major overhaul. There will be a new public organization…

Biden administration officials last week claimed they had a key role in establishing the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Of course, the Americans played a role but the American role in 2021 is not the role of America in the region in 1973 or 1979 or 2000. It is smaller and it will remain…

"We, Israelis, still refuse to realize the time is over in which our power can force a reality that's convenient for us and only for us, for our needs and interests (Novelist David Grossman)." "War is only good for the warlords… for Benjamin Netanyahu, but it's bad for both peoples. There are…

The ongoing tour of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the region represents a timely move and reflects the administration’s awareness of the seriousness of the situation and the pivotal role of the US on peace and security in this part of the world. On this occasion, I decided to review…

For airlines, one of the most alarming aspects of the forced landing in Belarus to seize a journalist is how easily it was done. Restarting international travel amid a faltering recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will be difficult enough as it is. The threat of a new era of state-sponsored…

Everybody loves the Olympic Games. Except when you’re the host nation in the middle of a pandemic. Unfortunately for Japan’s government, it’s not really up to them to decide whether the Games of the 32nd Olympiad get cancelled. While Tokyo could theoretically pull the plug right now — two months…

Cars are about to get a lot more expensive. Manufacturers and drivers should brace themselves. The price of everything that goes into a vehicle is going up. Raw materials — from the steel used for bodies, gear parts and frames to the plastic that winds up in bumpers and doors trims — account for…

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan this summer will bring an end to a supposedly “endless war.” It will also mark the close of a golden age for America’s special operations forces. The global war on terrorism put the special operations forces, or SOF in military jargon, at the forefront of…

Recycling is “dead,” say the obituaries. And if it’s not dead it’s “broken,” “not working,” “in the bin,” “failing,” a “charade,” “a lie,” and of course “too good to be true.” This gloomy narrative has gained momentum over the past three years as cities struggled to find places to send the stuff…

Britain’s guidance on where Brits can go on holiday is about as clear as a pair of sunglasses smudged with sunscreen. This is creating headaches for everyone: people trying to plan vacations; countries like Spain and Greece that depend on summer tourists; and travel companies such as EasyJet Plc…