Analysis

Amjad Javeed President Trump, hopefully outgoing, was not an out-and-out failure for his electorate. Yet, he was shown the door. He had many feathers for his cap. Wages among the poorest quarter of workers rose by 4.7 per cent a year, small-business confidence attained a 30-year pinnacle. By …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Until the financial crisis of 2008, tax havens were seen as exotic places, Caribbean islands or Alpine financial fortresses patronized by celebrities, gangsters and wealthy aristocrats. Since then six issues have become clear, which make us reflect: a) the phenomenon is much bigger and more …

Rachel Bucchino  It all started with one of President Donald Trump’s most favorite pastimes — golf. Over the July 4 weekend, Mike Pence — vice-presidential prospect at the time — played a game of golf with the soon-to-be leader of the Republican party. That weekend initiated a promising four-year pledge …

Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Senior Researcher and Analyst of International Affairs The Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia have been embroiled in a military conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region for more than a month. During this time, they agreed three times on a ceasefire and a humanitarian ceasefire, but each …

Giancarlo Elia Valori In an attempt to position themselves as international players in the global oil and gas market, China’s national oil companies are investing heavily in the exploration and production of oil and gas supplies in Africa. Africa is the second largest region in supplying oil and …

Giancarlo Elia Valori On Monday, November 9, the talks that should decide Libya’s future began in Tunis. After almost a decade of unrest, chaos and civil war, probably the United Nations – with the direct commitment of the new “special envoy”, Stephanie Wilson, will succeed in reasoning with …

By James M. Dorsey Weakened by Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of US President Donald J. Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu risks being caught between a rock and a hard place as Jordan, the Palestine Authority and the United Arab Emirates manoeuvre for control of what is to …

Rachel Buccino Former Vice President Al Gore evoked the ghosts of the 2000 election — when he battled Republican nominee George W. Bush for the White House — as reporters asked him to comment on the state of the 2020 presidential race between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. “First of …

Giancarlo Elia Valori A topic rarely dealt with in the press is the situation between Jewish and Arab (Christian and Muslim) Israeli citizens. On April 26, 2020, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics released official data on the Israeli population: 6.8 million Jews (74%), 1.93 million Arabs (21%) …