Showing 1 - 10 of 28
The perils of creating a power vacuum in Iran
Oped, Stephen Holmes, Published on 05/03/2026
» Critics of the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel point out that US President Donald Trump has no plan for what comes next. And they are not wrong: when Mr Trump boasts that he can resolve wars in a single day, he merely exposes the limits of his attention span. But the real problem is not the shortness of Mr Trump's time horizon; it's the narrowness of his threat perception.
Nuanced Thai smiles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2026
» Re: " 'Mai pen rai' paradox: from kindness to toxic silence", (Life, Jan 7). This is an excellent article, but alas goes down a rabbit hole, akin to mitigating daily road fatalities and addressing other issues often lamented in this column that we're acquainted with.
Trump trade détente chance?
Oped, Stephen Jen, Published on 26/03/2025
» Many investors went into 2025 assuming Donald Trump would use tariffs as a negotiating tool, but this belief has been shaken in recent weeks, generating significant market angst. But Mr Trump's fiscal strategy may yet lead to a benign outcome for the global economy.
Trump, Bitcoin and the dollar
Oped, Carla Norrlöf, Published on 13/03/2025
» In a March 6 executive order, US President Donald Trump established a "digital gold" Bitcoin reserve, to be capitalised with any BTC seized by federal law enforcement. With the supply of BTC capped at 21 million coins, the administration wants the United States to secure a first-mover advantage as a major holder of an emerging store of value. But since it is unlikely that seized BTC alone can achieve the desired scale, the US also may purchase it on the open market.
So what are we supposed to make of MAGAnomics?
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 20/02/2025
» While the end of World War II 80 years ago ushered in an age of reason, Donald Trump's return to the White House has ushered it out. His MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement promises to take a wrecking ball to the postwar global economic order, raising the question of what will replace it.
Betting on bitcoin
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2025
» Re: "Buying bitcoin, more firms bet on rewards over risks", (Business, Jan 10).
Subsidise habitat
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2023
» Re: "Jumbos raid local farms", (BP, Dec 8) & "Cabinet okays B8bn package for sugarcane farmers", (Business, Dec 5).
Not over for MFP
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/08/2023
» Re: "Tip for MFP", (BP, Aug 9). Randy Hurlburt's labelling of the MFP as no better than the Senate if the MFP does not support Pheu Thai's premiership is irrefutable.
And the winner is — Thai Buddhism
Oped, Stephen B Young, Published on 31/05/2023
» Having followed Thai politics rather closely since the 1960s, I suggest that the best explanation for the results of the recent May 14 election is Thai Buddhism.
Cleaning it up
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/05/2023
» Re: "Language travails", (PostBag, April 30).