Opinion

Sunday 14/February/2016 15:42 PM

Obama shows how not to sell a carbon tax

President Barack Obama's proposal few days ago for a $10-a-barrel tax on oil, which has been overwhelmingly rejected by Republicans, could make it...

Sunday 14/February/2016 15:06 PM

Pakistan's strategic error in anti-terrorfight

Wasil Ahmad, an Afghan boy, just 10 years of age, was killed by the Taliban last week. Wasil’s uncle Samad was the commander of a 70-strong militia group,...

Sunday 14/February/2016 14:38 PM

The dark heart of ASEAN

At a summit in California, US President Barack Obama is set to meet with the leaders of the ten countries of Asia’s most important regional grouping: the...

Saturday 13/February/2016 15:53 PM

The submerging-market threat

It is time to put the rise of the emerging economies in perspective. The rapid economic growth in much of the developing world since the beginning of the...