HomeSearch
feed - search results
Rising Food Prices Will Shake the Middle East and North Africa
The war in Ukraine is exacerbating preexisting problems with global grain supplies and prices. Although higher prices will be felt by all, North African and Middle Eastern countries along the Mediterranean will be more directly and severely affected. Sudden spikes in food prices are directly linked to increased social unrest and conflict. Further, instability in […]
Daily Memo: Blinken Starts European Tour
Blinken in Europe. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a European tour on Thursday with a visit to Brussels. The tour will involve...
The World in 2022
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see,” Winston Churchill once quipped. Predicating expectations of the future on an understanding...
Russia’s Move
Russia is not a trustful country – for good reason. Germany invaded it twice in the 20th century, France invaded it once in the...
Fertilizers and Food Insecurity
Next week is Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday that celebrates, and is celebrated with, food. This year, however, Americans are reckoning with rising food prices....
The Fate of Northern Ireland
Tensions are rising again in Northern Ireland. Over the past week, pro-British gangs twice hijacked and torched buses in the Belfast area, and protesters...
Beyond Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Supply Chains
Last week, Bed, Bath & Beyond stock was at $24 per share. It closed on Wednesday at $14. As an expert in markets, I...
Why Egyptians Don’t Dissent
Earlier this month, Abdel Nasser Salamah, the former editor-in-chief of Cairo’s renowned al-Ahram newspaper, was arrested for posting an open letter on Facebook urging...
The Geopolitics of Heartbreak
The U.S. military presence in Afghanistan is winding down, just as it had in Iraq and Vietnam. There are always those who believe wars...
What We’re Reading: After the Revolution
After the Revolution
By Robert Evans
Every Texan worth their salt knows that Texas fought a war of independence to become its own republic. That Texans...
Why China Wants the Spratlys
For several months, China has been relentlessly asserting its control over disputed parts of the South China Sea. Hundreds of vessels in the Chinese...
India’s Trump Card Against China
Despite its enormous potential, India is by no means an inevitable counterweight to Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The country's immense domestic needs...
