Now Is the Perfect Moment for Oil Producing Countries to Recommit to Sustainable Energy
Gulf states have apparently been addressing the great issue of our time – the existential threat posed by the continued
Don’t Just Impose Sanctions On Turkey – Make Sure They’re ‘Smart’
Given the constant turbulence in Turkish-American relations, Washington’s national security establishment no longer considers Ankara an ally. Instead, it perceives
Lebanon Doesn’t Need Hariri’s ‘Reforms’; It Needs to Change the Way It Governs
A monthly $6 tax on WhatsApp calls turned out to be the spark that lit protests against the ruling Lebanese
Azerbaijan in the Crosshairs of the Iran-US-Israel Conflict
The recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, allegedly at Iran’s behest, suggest that America’s oil-exporting allies need to brace
Electric Cars May Salve Our Conscience, But Without Renewable Energy They Could Be as Much an Ecological Disaster
As sea levels rise and climate-change protestors grow ever louder around the world, the owners of electric cars may feel
Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Is Making the EU and Kurds Rethink Their Friends
As if there isn’t enough going on in northwestern Europe to dominate discussions among European Union members, the EU is
Is South Africa Impeding African Development?
On the eve of the African edition of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town last month, South Africa was
It’s Time to Return All Archaeological Treasures to Their Rightful Owners
Next month an exhibition of 150 artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun will arrive in London for the third stop
Turkey has Forced Syria Rebels into a Dangerous Liaison with the Assad Regime
Abandoned by their American allies, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been left with one option: doing a deal with
Iraq’s Revolving Door Politics Has Driven Young People Out on the Streets
Protesters are on the streets in Iraq, furious at corruption, unemployment and bad public services. Security forces fire live ammunition,
Turkey Enters Northeast Syria to Show that Erdogan Can Solve the Refugee Crisis – at the Cost of Relations with the US
Note: This article was distributed to Syndication Bureau clients on October 9, before the Turkish campaign in Syria began later
Is Financial Technology the Solution to Africa’s Economic Challenges?
There is no mistaking the buzz surrounding cashless transactions facilitated by smartphones. In the West and other developed economies, they
Through Russia and the EU States, the UN Has Handed Syria’s Bashar Al Assad a Way to Win the ‘Peace’
After two years of wrangling, a rare success. In the run-up to the United Nations General Assembly in New York,
Erdogan’s Nuclear Dreams Will Be a Nightmare for Turkish-American Relations
As if Turkey’s current problems with NATO – sparked by its purchase of a Russian missile-defense system – were not
Broken and Broke, Lebanon Has a Choice: A State of Peace or of Perpetual War?
Once the only free economy in the Arab Middle East, Lebanon has now joined the league of failed economies. It
‘Sustainable’ and ‘Development’ May Not Be Compatible; Something Needs to Be Done About It
Last month, the European aerospace company, Airbus, predicted that over the next 20 years the number of commercial aircraft in
