Op-ed

Nadia Helmi Perhaps it was a painful and shocking surprise in the first place for the members of the banned terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group in Egypt and the region and its entanglements around the world, by declaring myself for the first time globally that I was the closest …

Kester Kenn The United States, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has committed more than $14 billion in humanitarian and development assistance since June 2022 in more than 47 countries to address the global food security crisis exacerbated by Putin’s brutal and unprovoked war …

Andrey Kadmestov The recession in the Eurozone continues for the second quarter in a row now. Even though the decline in terms of economic dynamics remains small – just about 0.1 percent of GDP, realistically-minded experts believe this is the beginning of hard times waiting ahead. With foreign …

Axel Trostenberg This year China’s economy is expected to recover, fueled primarily by a rebound in domestic demand. These improved near-term prospects offer an important opportunity for policymakers to refocus their efforts on achieving the country’s three long-term development objectives: to become a high-income country by 2035 through …

Fayeq Hijazin The audit report on the performance of the national economy under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) highlights positive outcomes both in terms of the program’s indicators and the external challenges faced by the Jordanian economy amidst global economic uncertainties. Maintaining macroeconomic stability in the face of …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In recent years, the Arab world has been plagued by a recurring problem: the lack of a united front. While leaders like Sultan Abdul Hamid refused to sit at the table, Arab nations have often found themselves running to sit under it. The consequences …

Mara Warwick  Mara Warwick, now the World Bank country director for China, was the World Bank’s Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project (2009-2014) after the devastating Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province in 2008 that claimed more than 69,000 lives and affected many parts of China. She also served as a …

Matthew Maavik The global infoscape is currently abuzz with alarmist predictions over the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Billionaire entrepreneurs and their hirelings, who had once gushed over the emerging AI “technopia”, have suddenly turned apocalyptic. As the narrative du jour goes, a sentient AI may ultimately …

Every day, we hear about the onslaught of crises facing the world—from climate change to conflict, inflation and debt, and the ongoing recovery from a years-long pandemic. Add to them the prospect of slow economic growth, and our efforts to overcome these challenges seem rife with obstacles. For …