Short-term frustrations should not drive US policies
Out of growing frustration with some European countries, in particular Germany, and their perceived unwillingness to support the US in the Middle East, President Donald Trump last week announced that he will...
EU, Gulf are partners in facing the challenges of a world in turmoil
On Saturday, Europe Day marks the anniversary of the 1950 Schuman Declaration, the foundation of the modern EU, a political project built on interdependence rather than rivalry, on law rather than force...
A concert for Hormuz
At its narrowest, the Strait of Hormuz spans barely 39 km — a slender ribbon of water that has long carried one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, the lifeblood of global commerce...
Iran will hurt itself with Strait of Hormuz power play
Iran is asking for acknowledgement of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. It knows that the US is being pushed into a corner by the absence of a silver bullet that...
Arab interests must define resolution of Strait of Hormuz crisis
The Strait of Hormuz has once again become one of the most sensitive geopolitical flashpoints in the world. Yet the current escalation should not be read as an unavoidable consequence of regional...
Justice, equality and a new economics for the 21st century
In the run-up to this year’s International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings, the one story that cut through the noise was that the World Bank had embraced industrial policy after...
Beyond the blackout, who really runs Iran now?
When Ali Khamenei was killed on Feb. 28, the war the US and Israel were waging on Iran took out not just a supreme leader but a generation of Tehran’s political and...
Iran should beware the consequences of its blackmail
In its recent proposal to the US, Iran suggested first handling the issue of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of the war and leaving discussions on the nuclear issue until...
Japan PM Takaichi faces split Diet, Iran risks, urgent need for team
TOKYO - Six months have passed since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office. After her ruling party's landslide victory in a February general election for the House of Representatives, Takaichi has built...
Gaza election symbolizes the unity of Palestinian lands
For 20 years, the people of Gaza were denied the right to choose their representatives through parliamentary, legislative, local, municipal and union elections. An entire generation came of age without experiencing the ballot...