How Antonin Scalia's death reshapes the 2016 election
The U.S. Supreme Court is supposed to be the solution to gridlock. But as the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia makes painfully apparent,...
How COVID-19 is changing the way we look at the economy
During March and April, country by country has closed down its economy to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections and enable their health care...
Iraq being dragged down by drowning Iranian regime
Iraq is in a state of economic and political freefall, made infinitely worse by Tehran’s determination to exploit its neighbor’s woes for its own...
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...
Barzani steps aside, but problems abound across the political spectrum
Twelve years after he was appointed the first president of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani is to leave his position on Wednesday. Although...
Yemen’s rebel masters in Tehran must be held to account
On Saturday night, while the weekend was winding down in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and citizens prepared for the work week, the skies north...
UAE’s work culture is getting future ready
Remarkable forces are reshaping the world of work in radical ways, not just in the Middle East but around the world. Disruptive innovations are...
Which court will hear Volkswagen class actions?
Here's how fast class actions against Volkswagen are proliferating.
Last Tuesday, when the California firm Morris Polich & Purdy filed the initial motion to consolidate...
Syria, Yemen, Libya – one factor unites these failed states, and it isn't religion
As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....
Travel now triggers a warning light thanks to lockdown
How many times a day did we used to find ourselves saying or texting, “Safe travels” to others, or having them sent to us...
