Managing the Politics of Water
This year’s World Water Day, on March 22, provides an opportunity to highlight what in many countries has become a grim reality: The availability...
Qatar: Big lessons from a small country
As a long-time student of geopolitics (for over 46 years), I am rarely surprised by geopolitical developments. There is an almost inevitable logic to...
Forget the debate Two simple reasons a Republican will likely win in 2016
Elections are not mysterious events subject to the whimsy of unpredictable candidates and voters.
They're actually highly predictable, with a set of variables that influence...
A solid ray of economic sunshine
Amidst all the gloomy news of ratings downgrades and a slowing Saudi economy there is at least one ray of sunshine and it could...
To succeed, secession bids require recognition
Weeks on from their independence referendums, both the Catalans and Kurds are undoubtedly on the back foot. Neither leadership has yet declared independence, and...
Fahd Abdullah Al-Mubarak takes #2 on Public Investor 100-2015
SWFI Staff has released the Public Investor 100. He ranks 2 of 100 for the SWFI Public Investor 100-2015.
Governor Fahad Abdullah Al-Mubarak of the...
Negligent Western diplomacy encourages Putin to expand and prosper
Donald Trump rose to power upon promises of abandoning foreign entanglements and putting “America First.” One state in particular is aggressively capitalizing on introverted...
How Trump reflects America's obsession with 'winners' and 'losers' – by Neal Gabler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWd71frxhY
One surprising film that captured the national zeitgeist recently was a sly thriller called "The Gift." It burrows into the national psyche to address...
Middle East needs to find shelter from its perfect storm
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a public health emergency and a steep reduction in oil prices, which represents a perfect storm for...
Why Russia may be a smart business partner for Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir famously lamented that Moses "took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one...
