Opinion

The Competitive Enterprise Institute is getting subpoenaed by the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands to cough up its communications regarding climate change. The scope of the subpoena is quite broad, covering the period from 1997 to 2007, and includes, according to CEI, “a decade’s worth of communications, emails, statements, drafts, and other documents regarding CEI’s work on climate …

Woe is Brazil. As the summer Olympics approach in August, Latin America’s largest country — with a population of 206 million and an economy that is 40 percent of the region’s total — is caught in a harsh slump and faces a political crisis that could result in its president being impeached. How did this happen? What does it mean? …

As time ticks for the UK’s June 23 referendum — to stay or exit the European Union — rival sides in Britain are making their strong cases, amid global concern over Brexit. While those campaigning to leave the EU say the country would be better off by focussing on new markets, those in favour of remaining in the bloc argue …

Catherine Putz SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS The Asian Development Bank this week oversaw the signing of an investment agreement among the four partners in the much-discussed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-India-Pakistan pipeline. The four agreed to invest an initial budget of more than $200 million. As has been frequently discussed in these pixels, the TAPI project is impressive in its ambitions and massive in …

PRINCETON, N.J. — One of history’s most important battles happened here on a field you can walk across in less than half the 45 or so minutes the battle lasted. If George Washington’s audacity on Jan. 3, 1777, had not reversed the patriots’ retreat and routed the advancing British, the American Revolution might have been extinguished. Yet such is America’s …

One of the focus areas within the growing trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan and India is the Indian Ocean. Covering one-fifth of the water on the Earth’s surface, the Indian Ocean generates vital long-term trade flows and energy interests, particularly for Asia. However, tensions between China and India in their waters are increasing as New Delhi grows concerned …

Noah Smith On June 23, the U.K. will vote on whether to withdraw from the European Union. This is a momentous decision, with far-reaching economic and political consequences that are now being hotly debated. If Britons vote to exit, it could lead to a breakup of the EU, and set back the global move toward greater political integration. This raises …

The term “middle-income trap“ has gained prominence among academics and policymakers in recent years. The term refers to the phenomenon in which economies stop growing before they become rich. The heightened interest in the issue is understandable, given half of the countries in the world are middle-income countries and the majority of them are likely to be stuck there for …

“It’s not the will to win that matters. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters” — Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant People here at Ted Cruz’s campaign headquarters are meticulously preparing to win a contested convention, if there is one. Because Donald Trump is a low-energy fellow, Cruz will be positioned to trounce him in Cleveland, where Trump’s slide toward …

The case to push for renewable energies has never been stronger before. The drop in prices of traditional energies such as oil, gas and coal, spurred unprecedented investments in clean energy, especially in 2015. Cheaper cost, driven by technology to produce the renewable energy, is a key factor to resort to the clean energy sector. Recent solar and wind auctions …