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Is our region preparing for climate change?

I am not a climatologist. I have never studied changes in weather patterns, but you do not need to be an expert to realize that in recent years there has been a monumental increase in extreme...

This fiendish new Turkish-led alliance requires an assertive response

Understanding the egomaniacal Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regional ambitions needs no mind reader. For years, he has sought to meddle in Arab affairs, at times pretending to be a friend...

Trump’s greatest betrayal has dire consequences

Almost all America’s closest allies have cautioned US President Donald Trump against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital warning of potentially grave repercussions. France, the United Kingdom,...

Great Britain, the extremists’ Utopia

Britons have long been known for their respect for human rights and civil liberties as well as their tolerant attitudes towards peoples of other creeds and cultures. Britain is a ‘live and let live’...

Britain must fight fire with fire

When news of the terrorist attack in Manchester first broke, I experienced feelings of sorrow. England, where I have a country home, has always held a special place in my heart. But since soulless...

Tackling poverty should be a burning issue

It is a great shame that advocates for almost 1.3 billion of the world’s population suffering from extreme poverty often meet with deaf ears. There is much ado about terrorism, and rightly so, but...

POVERTY ERADICATION TAX (PET)

Ours is the century of invention and innovation yet the yawning gap between rich and poor keeps on growing. The severely deprived are just not a priority. It’s time to put the plight of struggling...

Hungary: A safe haven for investors and tourists

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak at the Hotel Investment Conference for Central and Eastern Europe (HOTCO).

Trump’s policies ignite fear and loathing

Donald Trump the businessman was impressive. Reality star Trump equally so, but I fear the journey he is taking us on as President of the United States and Leader of the Free World. And I am not...

Russia and its dubious friends deserve to be frozen out

Russia is on a roll. Vladimir Putin has displayed anguish over the break up of the Soviet Union and now he is intent on getting as many states as he can back under Moscow’s wing and is out to expand...

UAE economy set to be a regional outperformer

At a time of global geopolitical uncertainty fuelled by Brexit’s potential domino effect on the European Union’s cohesiveness, the feebleness of Italian banks, the as of yet non-decipherable polices...

JASTA, another nail in the coffin of US-GCC relations

Congress has done the unimaginable by almost unanimously passing a law allowing the families of 9-11 victims to lodge civil cases against Saudi Arabia (and other states) for aiding and abetting...

The great US presidents are turning in their graves

I have been deeply disturbed by campaign speeches delivered by almost all candidates for the White House, so much so that I fear for the future of the superpower and the impact a potential...

Their pain is our shame

What does it say about our part of the world that our Syrian brothers and sisters feel the need to flee to a place where they are not wanted? To a place where they are being humiliated and insulted!...

Ukraine, victim of a geopolitical power struggle

The problem with people power is that it often sets in motion unintended consequences. Right now it’s impossible to predict how those consequences will impact Ukraine. But civil war or a full-scale...

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