Opinion

Catherine Putz SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS Leaders from the Eurasian Economic Union are set to meet on April 8 in Yerevan, Armenia. But in light of the recent heat-up of that country’s frozen conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the union’s other members are looking for a change in venue. The EEU encompasses Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. RFE/RL …

Since 1967, when then-Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato introduced the “three non-nuclear principles,” Japan has existed in a state of contradiction when it comes to the question of nuclear weapons’ place in the world: while Japanese leaders call for the global abolition of nuclear weapons, they simultaneously acknowledge the importance of nuclear deterrence and Japan’s reliance on the U.S. nuclear …

In December 2014, the Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong protests that had started on September 22, ended. Major roads, which had for three months been occupied by protesters, now were bustling again with traffic. Students returned to university empty-handed and suffrage-less. The protests, once lively with energy from the potential of tangible change, were extinguished without so much as an official …

One of the biggest unanswered questions of Britain’s looming referendum is how much capital might flee the nation if it decides to go it alone. As it stands, foreign investors do better in Britain than British investors abroad, and that investment has been a big driver in the U.K. economy. It also helps explain why there’s so much concern about …

So much of America’s future is at stake in the 2016 presidential election. But let’s focus for a moment on just one area — energy and the environment — where the Obama administration has made startling progress that could be reversed if either of the GOP front-runners becomes president. Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz, arguably President Obama’s best Cabinet appointment, has …

The UAE has started reaping the fruits of its economic diversification policy, thanks to the successful policies initiated by the leadership to move the economy from its full dependence on oil sector to multiple sectors and resources. Given these sound policies, the national economy has grown steadily over the past few years. The economy today is stronger, resilient and diversified. …

Robert Farley SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS The end of the Cold War led to the largest military demobilization since the final days of World War II. Between 1988 and 1999, the Soviet Union alone reduced its military personnel by about three million men (although some of these found employment in the armed forces of successor states). The rest of the …

What state to citizens in the former Soviet Union view as the biggest threat? Last year Gallup polled thousands across Eastern Europe and Eurasia about which state they viewed as the biggest threat. “What one country in the world would you say poses the greatest threat to your country?” People were asked. The results released this week are interesting, though …

Jean-Michel Paul Britain’s economy may be growing at a faster rate than its European counterparts, but there are two statistics that ought to give concern: London’s stratospheric real estate prices and the country’s current account deficit (which measures the sum of exports and imports and net investment flows as well as net transfers). They are, in fact, two sides of …

While Pakistan is already struggling with a potential existential threat—the scourge of terrorism—it’s currently siting on an even bigger ticking time bomb. Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey measuring perceptions of different international issues (such as global climate change, global economic instability, and IS). In Pakistan, …