Opinion

Saturday 06/August/2016 14:36 PM

Xi Jinping is no Mao Zedong

Much of the world is watching Chinese President Xi Jinping with concern. Not only has he been re-concentrating power in the hands of the central government;...

Saturday 06/August/2016 14:21 PM

The world the Iraq war made

With the land of the two rivers, Iraq and Syria, now a wasteland of human suffering and rubble, the Report of the Iraq Inquiry, commonly known as the...

Wednesday 03/August/2016 16:44 PM

What does Brexit really mean?

“Brexit means Brexit,” Theresa May, the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, insists. It is a simple and powerful slogan that sends an unmistakable...

Wednesday 03/August/2016 16:30 PM

Broken promises for Syria’s children

If you ever lose faith in the power of hope, not to mention the importance of never giving up, remind yourself of the story of Mohammed Kosha. A 16-year-old...

Wednesday 03/August/2016 15:49 PM

Through the Venezuelan looking glass

When we hear of a catastrophe that has befallen a friend, we feel both empathy and a sense of vertigo. We wonder whether it could happen to us: Is this...

Tuesday 02/August/2016 16:55 PM

Of course US candidates have ties to Russia

The attempts by Hillary Clinton's campaign to paint Donald Trump as the candidate of President Vladimir Putin has led to an intense search for the...

Tuesday 02/August/2016 16:44 PM

Europe’s Brexit Hangover

The market reaction to the Brexit shock has been mild compared to two other recent episodes of global financial volatility: the summer of 2015 (following...