Global Shipping Sets Sail for Net Zero
In 1938, 18-year-old Eric Newby, later a famous travel writer, left home and sailed on the last voyage of the four-masted
BRICS Expansion Is a Significant Step in a Long Game
The BRICS grouping of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – have agreed to invite six
What ‘Ghosts of Beirut’ Gets Wrong About Hezbollah’s Most Wanted
The creators of the Netflix hit series “Fauda” are back. In May, Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz released “Ghosts of
Is the Taliban a Threat to Central Asia?
Two years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, countries around the world have begun normalizing ties with the Taliban.
More BRICS, Fewer Politics
In late 2001, Goldman Sachs published one of the hundreds of papers and reports churned out by global investment banks
Assad’s Wait-and-See Tactics Will Come Back to Haunt Him
Given the warm welcome Bashar Al Assad received at the Arab League just three months ago, one might have expected
Will Abbas Be the Final Palestinian President?
Last month, Foreign Policy, the venerable online news magazine, profiled the Palestinian Authority’s second-in-command, 62-year-old Hussein Al Sheikh. As the
The Future of AI Warfare Is Taking Place in Israel Without Oversight
While the global debate around using artificial intelligence in warfare heats up, Israel has brazenly deployed AI systems against the
China’s Game of Ukrainian Chess
Last weekend, Saudi Arabia hosted a two-day summit in Jeddah dedicated to ending the war in Ukraine. Nearly 40 countries attended, including
In Syria’s South, Drug-Related Assassinations Add to Regional Instability
On July 18, an assassination in Syria’s southwest Daraa province claimed the life of a Syrian regime forces member. Unlike the politically
Is It Too Late to Regulate the AI Arms Race?
Much has been said and written about how artificial intelligence will revolutionize the world as we know it, from the
Is a Green Hydrogen Boom Coming to Africa?
Oil and gas shaped the modern history of states such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Venezuela and Nigeria, Texas and
Wave of Sahel Coups Leaves Only One Winner – Russia
Perhaps only the timing was a surprise. So prevalent have coups become in the Sahel region over the past few
Jordan’s Cybercrime Law Further Erodes Free Speech
At first glance, a new cybersecurity law approved by Jordan’s parliament last week appears to be a genuine effort to protect people
Why Is Hezbollah Poking Israel?
Nearly 20 years after its war with Israel, Hezbollah, with its persistent harassment of the Jewish state across Lebanon’s southern border, seems
Chipping Away at US Dollar Dominance
There is undeniable excitement about challenges to the American dollar’s position as the global reserve currency. While economists have warned for
