Are Israel’s war crimes no longer good for business?
Israeli arms companies promote their products as “combat proven.” That choice of words suggests Israel’s ability to test weapons on Palestinians has become a...
How much will new U.S. stealth bomber really cost? Nobody knows.
The Defense Department on Oct. 27 selected Northrop Grumman to build a new U.S. strategic bomber fleet.
Between 80 and 100 planes are expected to...
The West is losing the battle for the heart of Europe
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Europe celebrated the healing of the schism that Communism enforced on it since World War...
Stormy weather ahead but Saudi banks remain strong
The downgrading of Saudi banks by Moody’s on the 14 May comes as no surprise given the twin stresses of low oil prices and...
Who's afraid of the big bad recession? We all are
If there were any suggestion that the fears that have gripped stock markets since the start of 2016 were the isolated stuff of paranoid...
The Selling of Saudi Aramco
Transparency has never been a strong calling card for Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producing company. So when the deputy crown prince Mohammed bin...
Increased post-virus inequality could fuel discontent
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is holding its annual spring meetings with the World Bank this weekend, warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus...
U.S. economy slows sharply as oil and gas slump deepens
The U.S. economy eked out anaemic growth in the final three months of 2015, and the struggling performance of the oil and gas sector...
Virus crisis a wakeup call for all of us
It’s microscopic, fast and mysterious; an invisible, sneaky enemy that does not differentiate between old and young, rich and poor, strong and weak, whoever...
Do China's ghost cities offer a solution to Europe's migrant crisis?
Nearly 150,000 Syrian refugees have already claimed asylum in Europe and tens of thousands more are flooding the borders in search of places to...
