Opinion | Columnists
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Wednesday May 22
Ensuring balance holds between demand and supply
Pressure on GCC’s infrastructure requires out of the box thinking
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Tuesday May 21
Uneasy reflection of a post-Ottoman order
Syrian conflict has prised loose the Kurdish region of northeast Syria, galvanising Turkey into making peace with its own Kurds
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Tuesday May 21
Scots are now faced with an invidious choice
The prospect of a Scotland cut adrift from England and dangling on a very long European anchor may worry even diehard bravehearts
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Tuesday May 21
Setting the record straight on Myanmar
Obama must hold Myanmar’s Thein Sein administration accountable for human rights violations and recognise the appalling mistreatment of religious and ethnic minorities
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Tuesday May 21
US disengagement: Fewer answers
Even as Obama continues with his hands-off policy on Syria, the country has seen a peaceful civil uprising about two years back morph into a full-blown civil war
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Tuesday May 21
Embarrassment for Stephen Harper
The scandal in Canada involving Senator Duffy is a sad comment on a nation that brags about democracy, clean governance and free speech
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Tuesday May 21
Church of Scotland and Stephen Hawking challenge Israel
Never before has Israel lost control over its carefully tailored narrative of military occupation and violations of human rights in Palestine as is the case these days
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Tuesday May 21
Just don’t blame it all on the Egypt revolution
Growing numbers point to the revolution for sending Egypt’s economy into freefall
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Tuesday May 21
Balanced portfolio gets short shrift from QE
Rock-bottom rates have not pushed investors to take more risks on equity
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Tuesday May 21
A virtual work schedule has its virtues
Getting more people to do so requires drastic change in mindsets of team leaders
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Monday May 20
The French exception
It is indeed unfortunate that over-simplification of problems is being used to sway popular emotions, not the wisdom and dignity required to seek solutions
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Monday May 20
Shaping US foreign policy
Each senator likes to play sun to their own solar system — and Kerry chaired the Senate Foreign Policy Committee. Now he must adjust to being a planet
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Monday May 20
The culpability of Zionist leaders
The struggle for Israel’s national conscience, waged by its leaders to avoid accountability and block international support for Palestinian refugees’ right of return, has reached a critical juncture
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Monday May 20
A game changer in Pakistan’s politics
After decades of bankrupt leadership, wrong policies, repeated betrayals and abuse of power, the nation is yearning for a fresh start
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Monday May 20
Egypt president Mursi under fire from all sides
Egypt president has a far bigger problem than a sick economy, tribal conflict and disenchanted Salafists. His relationship with the military is now under strain
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Monday May 20
No quick fix for cricket’s fixing problems
Indian cricket board does everything but walk the talk
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Sunday May 19
Bharatiya Janata Party: Neither united nor untainted
The BJP has to set its house in order in terms of corruption and infighting over Modi’s national ambitions if it hopes to challenge the Congress
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Sunday May 19
It’s time to engage Libya, not retreat
Disheartened by the lack of US assistance, there is gnawing disenchantment with the pace of progress and even hints of nostalgia for the old order
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Sunday May 19
When experience meets innovation
Wamadhat Min Fikr is a comprehensive book. Mohammad wants to affirm to all these people that the UAE, its leaders and people are part of the human family, sharing its happy and sad moments
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Sunday May 19
Digital revolution a gift to power of state
The digital revolution has allowed paranoid governments to resort to data intrusion, ‘back door’ surveillance and press restriction, all in the name of national security
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Sunday May 19
Oil price volatility will be contained
Opec countries likely to be asked to maintain levels
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Saturday May 18
BBC has got Twitter warning all wrong
It is unfortunate that a responsible news organisation chooses to portray Saudi clerics’ call to use social media responsibly as a suppression of free speech
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Saturday May 18
Big Brother of Arab Spring
US-Russia moves on the Syria crisis illustrates how foreign interference in Middle East affairs have always shaped events for better or worse
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Saturday May 18
Nawaz Sharif’s first challenge is political stability
He has a track record of robust government action in areas such as infrastructure, but economic growth needs security to endure
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Saturday May 18
It will take more than two new candidates to change Iran
Hobbled by their own contradictions, Rafsanjani and Mashaei are unlikely to challenge to the candidate of the establishment, even if they are allowed to contest
Opinion Editor's choice
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Setting the record straight
US must take tough action if Thein Sein’s government fails to protect human life
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US disengagement: Fewer answers
Obama’s lean inward poses risk for US interests abroad
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Church of Scotland and Hawking challenge Israel
The BDS movement has proved more durable and successful than its detractors
