Despite OPEC’s recent cuts in production, oil prices continue to decline ($1.85 in Dallas). I say Qatar was smart to quit the oil cartel. A move that suggests not only OPEC’s political turmoil on the horizon, but also how irrelevant it is becoming.

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Saudi Arabia faces a time of uncertainty. The life its rulers once enjoyed from the sale of oil is now threatened by newly emerging reserves from Iran and the United States. Saudi Arabia’s aged, ailing monarch has defied decades of custom by naming his son as next in l...

The continued U.S. support in intelligence and weapons/ammunition sales for the Saudi-Emirati campaign of destruction against Yemeni civilians raises questions about America’s moral standing in the world…Is this what America now amounts to? Greed?

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It’s déjà vu all over again. Within days, the world will turn its attention to Helsinki, Finland, where a summit between Russia and the United States will take place — a summit that will, in my opinion, be heavy on rhetoric, light on substance. Just as with the recent...

Undoubtedly, military conflicts are money machines for defense and weapons industries. Conflicts can also be a dilemma for a society that is funding and pushing for more conflicts. Look no further than what’s taking place in Yemen with continued U.S. support in intelli...

You may disagree with my opinion on President Trump, Iran and North Korea. But I write not to gratify readers’ political sensibilities but to offer a strictly objective…

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Have you ever wondered about the chaos and confusion coming out of the Mideast? Did you ever think the day would come when the United States’ leadership in the Middle East ceased to exist? Can you guess who is running Middle East affairs today?

The international spotlight may fall on tariffs and North Korea, but equally compelling questions arise about the recent visit to the United States by Saudi Arabia’s controversial young crown prince, MBS...

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Amid the slow but steady climb of oil prices, thanks mostly to geopolitics and OPEC’s reducing petroleum production...

As if Saudi Arabia did not already have enough worries in a fast-changing Middle East, another crisis recently hit home for the desert kingdom: the arrest of 11 princess and former ministers. The move ordered by King Salman and carried out by his impulsive son, crown p...