World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Opening an antitrust action against a company whose service offers better choice and flexibility than its main rival would be a bizarre move. But that is exactly what a group of 36 state attorneys general did when they sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday. The announcement follows a series…

The evacuation of the US-led coalition from Afghanistan is taking place with such speed as if the force had initially been sent to an unknown destination by mistake. The September 2001 battle with Afghanistan-based Al-Qaeda fighters following attacks on the World Trade Center in New York lead to…

In recent days, and especially since President Biden's arrival to the White House, much has been said in the media about Saudi-US relations. Perhaps some of what has been suggested is true. However, it might be more correct to say that present circumstances, at this delicate stage, render it…

South of Safe Heaven One comfort of our ridiculous investing age is that all the gambling on GameStonk or Dogecoin or whatever feels like it’s being played with Monopoly money. Yes, people are taking losses and getting ripped off, such as the poor saps in this must-read Bloomberg News story on…

In the UK, July 19 is being called Freedom Day. To some, it will feel a bit like England winning the Euros. After 15-plus months of setbacks, uncertainty and constraints on everyday life, there will be something to celebrate: Brits can congregate without restriction and are free to bin or burn…

Is the idea of a digital dollar just a fad — like the 1980s craze with parachute pants that became synonymous with Michael Jackson and M.C. Hammer? Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, recently used that very imagery to express his skepticism. He wasn’t trying to…

As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes across much of the US, the difference between the lasting and temporary changes that it wrought are starting to emerge. Hype and wishful thinking have contributed to predictions that are likely to prove wrong; just because a change was striking or desirable doesn’t…

The French ambassador in Beirut put an end to the false accusations levied by resigned Prime Minister Hassan Diab before a group of heads of diplomatic missions in Beirut. Ms. Anne Grillo could not contain herself, responding forcefully to Diab’s nonsense and falsehoods. She publicly set things…

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…