After the Pandemic: New Breeding Grounds for Terrorists Are Forming
In mid-March, ISIS warned jihadis not to travel to Europe (“the land of the epidemic”) and advised any who were
Benny Gantz Lost His Nerve; Nothing Changed in Israel
Anyone who has followed Israel’s election saga over the last year cannot be surprised by the events that transpired last
Could the Coronavirus Quarantine Produce a New Shakespeare?
“If plague is in a land, do not approach it; but if it occurs in a land while you are
After the Pandemic: China Aims to Increase Its Soft Power at America’s Expense
In November 2008, in the midst of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09, Rahm Emanuel, the soon-to-be chief of staff
After the Pandemic: Taming Iran’s Trouble-Making in the Middle East
Iran is facing a “war” with the coronavirus named Covid-19. Under multiple sanctions and out of money, Tehran is struggling
After the Pandemic: The Fraying of The Middle East’s Most Valuable Resource — Its Social Bonds
The coronavirus storm is coming to the Middle East. Since it has already passed through several countries, the impact is
After the Pandemic: Globalization Is Here to Stay, But Will Need Reform
A spate of new published articles in the press have suggested that the number one victim of the coronavirus is
After the Pandemic: Prices Have Slumped, But the World Still Needs Oil for Decades More
Remember $165 oil? There might well be more than a touch of nostalgia in that question for oil industry executives
Privacy in the Time of the Pandemic
The uneven global response to the Covid-19 outbreak is a window into how governments are grappling with their monopoly on
Climate Change Was a Threat to the World Before Covid-19 and Will Still Be a Threat After the Virus Is Gone
Remember climate change, the great existential cloud hanging over the human race and the entire planet? Perhaps not. After all,
How Will Oil Producers Fare in the New Price War?
There are no winners from oil price wars. Surviving requires political strength more than economic strength; and then economic strength
Climate Change Was a Threat to the World Before Covid-19 and Will Still Be a Threat After the Virus Is Gone
Remember climate change, the great existential cloud hanging over the human race and the entire planet? Perhaps not. After all,
Stay Home and Help Save the World as Well as Yourselves
As the number of cases of Covid-19 increases exponentially around the world, it might seem insensitive to talk about the
Covid-19 Has Overturned Assumptions About Western Societies; It May Do the Same in the Middle East
The Covid-19 pandemic is an extraordinary event, unprecedented in scale and reach, and with previously unimaginable political measures taken, especially
The Oil Price Collapse Won’t Affect All Economies in the Same Way; the Problem Is, It’s Beyond Any Government’s Control
On March 9, equity, energy, bond and currency markets all were launched into turmoil as the oil price collapsed. Hit
In China, the Middle East and Beyond, Coronavirus Is Thawing Cold Diplomatic Relations
In North Korea, it took the form of a letter; in Japan, a poem; in Canada, boxes of face masks;
