Opinion

Monday 21/March/2016 16:26 PM

China not main driver of commodity prices

There is no doubt that China’s ongoing growth slowdown has had far-reaching effects on the global economy. But its role in the sharp fall in commodity...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:48 PM

A quantum of happiness for UAE

I’m delighted to join in the celebration of this year’s International Day of Happiness. But, to be honest, my focus is on the other 364 days of the...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:21 PM

Putin's Syria gamble has already paid off

Vladimir Putin says he is withdrawing most Russian forces from Syria because his "objectives" have been achieved. How to judge that boast? On such...

Sunday 20/March/2016 16:12 PM

Populism from Tolstoy to Trump

One of Leo Tolstoy’s preoccupations was the nature and limits of power. What was it that made France so formidable an enemy, particularly of Russia? This...

Sunday 20/March/2016 15:59 PM

As US ports go, so goes the US economy

You've heard it from Donald Trump. You've heard it from Bernie Sanders. Hillary Clinton chimed in. Some famous economists, too. It's the idea...

Saturday 19/March/2016 16:50 PM

John Kasich is wrecking the Republican Party

Could John Kasich be single-handedly destroying a political party? Either by helping Donald Trump win the Republican nomination or by dragging the party...