Economics

The traditional education system in Western economies has visibly failed in slow motion over decades. Critical basic STEM skills were erased across the prime of the national citizenry. The focus was wrongfully placed on chasing billionaires’ lifestyles, bypassing the initial dedication and long-term challenging work needs. Mandatory celebrations …

Idris Hani The cup of crime in Syria has run over, and all the narratives in which images played a decisive role have been exposed. This same image now creates its own opposing discourse: justifying and concealing crimes. Was it any surprise when Syria was handed over to …

By Sam Macale The first and most urgent demand must be the immediate cessation of hostilities and killings. The international community cannot stand idly by while innocent civilians are slaughtered. Every second that passes without action means more lives lost, more families destroyed, and more atrocities committed with …

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the recent deaths of civilians from the minority Alawite community have raised the total death toll from violence since Thursday to 1,018. This includes 125 security personnel and 148 fighters reportedly affiliated with the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, …

When Mark Carney took the job as governor of the Bank of England in 2013, he negotiated a five-year term rather than the traditional eight-year tenure. The sense was that he was eager to get back to Canada to run for office in the next federal election. But …

If the Arab world acts decisively to sideline Hamas, the organization’s financial, logistical, and public support may erode significantly. The highly anticipated Egyptian vision for the future of Gaza was announced in Cairo yesterday, broadcasting consensus across the Arab world against U.S. president Donald Trump’s “Riviera” plan for …

“Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.” –T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion (1939) Normally, geometry and chaos are mutually exclusive. Still, when applied to complex considerations of American national security and foreign policy, this juxtaposition could make perfect sense. …

Trump has made many grand promises: annexing Greenland to the United States, making Canada the 51st state, bringing the Panama Canal under American control, peacefully relocating two million people of Gaza and placing it under U.S. administration, expelling millions of illegal immigrants, imposing heavy tariffs on China, Mexico, …

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that five cryptocurrencies will be added to the country’s strategic reserves. Five cryptocurrencies are Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Ethereum​​​​​​​ (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), he explained on the social media platform Truth. Mentioning his promise before the US presidential election …