Has Israel’s strategic position improved or worsened?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to have been paralyzed for hours, if not days, following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. If anyone knew that his entire paradigm of...
Building Global Harmony: The Power of Faith and Dialogue at the VIII Congress
In the wake of the tectonic global shifts following the cataclysm of September 11, 2001, as the world teetered precariously between reconciliation and rupture, the Republic of Kazakhstan advanced a gesture both...
US lifeline masks Israel’s economic freefall
In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global last week announced it would divest from yet more Israeli companies.
AI, work and the future of employment
For two centuries, technological revolutions have promised both upheaval and renewal. The spinning jenny broke the guild system, tractors displaced farm laborers but fed millions more, and computers hollowed out clerical work...
Nepal awaits Bipin Joshi: Bring him home now
While his family begs for his return from Gaza, many Nepalis wonder if greater diplomatic pressure could have freed him
The heart knows no greater anguish than the uncertainty...
Where can the migrants go?
There is an increasing lack of compassion in the world. People want to stop the alleged influx of unauthorized foreigners entering their countries but fail to offer any solutions for where these...
Is Netanyahu an isolated phenomenon?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies are also his adversaries, both Arabs and Israelis. The Israeli prime minister spares no effort in provoking them and stirring enough dust to stay in the headlines or to...
Where did Iran’s Arab supporters disappear?
A deathly silence looms over the Arab street, unmoved by the wave of dramatic events in the region. We have not seen demonstrations, protests, or sit-ins in the Arab countries, and in...
All at sea: UK sends wrong signal on Gulf naval role
The British government recently announced that HMS Lancaster, a Royal Navy frigate permanently based in the Gulf, will return to the UK for scrapping by the end of the year. This will...
Major European cities have little but tourism left
On the recent occasions I have returned to Paris, the city where I grew up, I have noticed a shift. There was once a cafe and bakery in the Trocadero, overlooking the...