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Category: Opinion

How the West Is Strangling Putin’s Economy -Paul Krugman

May 24, 2022 No Comments

By Paul Krugman Russia’s military failure in Ukraine has defied almost everyone’s predictions. First came abject defeat at the gates

Is Diplomacy Between Russia and the West Still Possible? -Richard Haass

May 22, 2022 No Comments

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – Amid more than two months of intense media focus on the war in Ukraine,

Governments Should Stop Trying to Make Gasoline Cheaper -Julian Lee

May 22, 2022 No Comments

By Julian Lee The oil market is screaming at consumers to rein in their use of fuel. Governments are doing everything

Al Jazzera: Finland, the Baltics & Poland prepared well for Gazprom’s cutoff. Germany & Austria did the opposite, putting EU at risk -Thomas O’Donnell

May 22, 2022 No Comments

By Thomas O’Donnell I told Al Jazeera that Finland is well prepared, having worked since 2017 with Estonia, Latvia and

Have We Reached the Limits to Growth? -By Michael Jacobs, Xhulia Likaj

May 22, 2022 No Comments

By Michael Jacobs, Xhulia Likaj BERLIN – Fifty years ago this spring, one of the most influential books of the

Biden Is Missing an Opportunity to Put Pressure on Iran -Bobby Ghosh

May 21, 2022 No Comments

By Bobby Ghosh Having trained two generations of Iranians to performatively chant “Marg bar Amrika” at every opportunity, the country’s hardline

The Electric-Vehicle Unicorn Crash – Allysia Finley

May 21, 2022 No Comments

By Allysia Finley A parade of electric-vehicle startups have gone public in recent years and commanded multibillion-dollar valuations—Rivian, Nikola, Canoo, Lordstown, Fisker, Workhorse Group, Mullen Automotive and Lucid. Most