Mass immigration built the multi-ethnic societies that powered an unprecedented period of global prosperity. That era could be one of the things bin Laden’s jihadists demolished.
Since the 2019 Balakot air strike, we have been free of any major terror incident on the scale of the 2001 Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The long shadow cast by Orlando Letelier’s murder illuminates how easily the ties between allies can be derailed by misjudgement—and how hard it can be to repair the damage.
In 'The Forever Prisoner', Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy unearth the story of 9/11-accused Abu Zubaydah, who never hated America nor was a member of al-Qaeda.
After the twin towers were hit, trading became like a game of musical chairs in London where traders were either desperate to eliminate risk, or blood-hungry to take advantage.
I was in New York on that fateful day having assigned myself to write a special essay for The Economist about, guess what, America’s role in the world.
Administrative efficiency and targeted schemes can ease frictions, but they cannot offset the competitiveness loss from expensive imported intermediates.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
Why do you wish for the West to be non-white? Would you approve if the Middle East were to become non-Arab due to mass migration from other parts of the world?
This is nothing but hypocrisy.
Ac.no.
Are you seriously arguing that the USA and the west in general are putting closer checks on migration to preserve a “Dismal monoculture”?.
Why do you wish for the West to be non-white? Would you approve if the Middle East were to become non-Arab due to mass migration from other parts of the world?
This is nothing but hypocrisy.