Trump, by taking a hard line on Iran, drew some needed attention to Iran’s bad behavior and created an opportunity to improve a nuclear deal. But…
Middle East
Just imagine …- as we know, there are known knowns – there are things we know we know – we also know there are known unknowns…
Soon after President Muhammadu Buhari returned home from three months in the care of doctors in London, he made a five – minute speech on live…
General
The Power of the Digital Revolution should be regulated in new ways as the Tech Giants are not your friends
April 2019There is an abiding dream in the tech world that when all the planet’s people and data are connected it will be a better place. That…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s goal of replacing a corrupt feudal state in Saudi Arabia with a Western-orientated market economy is doomed to be elusive unless…
China
How Apple is going to achieve an evaluation exceeding 1Trillion US Dollar and what other US companies like AT&T and German Politicians should do to stop China’s foreign influence
April 2019Apple is selling out. It’s not about the latest version on iPhone, but the huge cache of personal data – our personal data – that will…
Corporate concentration has been growing in the US. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, profits and losses among both US and European companies are more concentrated…
As young people rightly demand real solutions to climate change, the question in my opinion is not what to do – eliminate fossil fuels by 2050…
Dubai• Middle East
The Future specifically of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in general the MENA region will depend on supporting entrepreneurs, start-up companies and SMEs by providing them access to finance and credit
March 2019Dubai and the UAE emphasis on economic diversification which has led to the development of a strong non-oil economy, driven largely by small and medium-sized enterprises…
General• Technology
Realizing more and more that the 4th Industrial Revolution gains momentum my word of the year for 2019 is – Deep –
March 2019I am already ready to declare the word of the year for 2019 in connection with the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). The word is “deep”. But…