Often, political uncertainties be they in the Middle East and Africa or Latin America and Asia affect economic realities. This uncertainty is at the heart of global security. Consider this: the outcome of COVID 19 will change global economic order whether we like it or...

Consider the following scenarios: China and Russia establish a naval base in Iran and Turkey respectively, the US dollar collapses, the Bretton Woods system cease to exist, and China-US trade-war is at full force. How this may impact you? Read my article below:

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COVID-19 outbreak is influencing not only global health but also oil prices. This could not come at a worse time as Russia and Saudi Arabia failed to agree on preventing a further plunge in the global demand for oil. Will this Russia-KSA price war damage US oil industr...

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?