 Published in The National
A couple of weeks ago, The National reported that Egypt’s tourism receipts had increased by 54 per cent during the first seven months of 2017, compared to the corresponding period in 2016. The most populous Arab country has suffered greatly economically since the beginning of a political roller coaster in 2011, with much of the damage being reflected in shrinking tourism. Have acts of terrorism, such as the 2015 crash of a Russian plane in the Sinai Peninsula, played a role in hamstringing the Egyptian economy? Continue
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 My comments in a Podcast on China's geo-political strategy
https://www.thenational.ae/business/business-extra-podcast-episode-36-china-s-belt-and-road-initiative-and-what-it-means-for-middle-east-trade-1.630451  Published in The National
Many US communities have been devastated by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. With natural disasters seemingly increasing in frequency and intensity, societies everywhere need to draw definitive lessons on disaster relief from their experiences in dealing with them. Continue  Published in The National
The damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey has dominated headlines since the end of August and Irma is now garnering similar coverage. The US president Donald Trump has overseen what has largely been an effective, centralised response to the natural disasters; but with many climate experts claiming that we should prepare for a higher frequency of extreme weather events, does the current emphasis on top-down disaster relief favoured in the US and beyond represent the best strategy? Continue  نًشر في الحياة English version below نهض مفهوم المراكز الفكرية في الدول الغربية خلال القرن العشرين، بعد تأسيس أول مركز فكري في المملكة المتحدة في مطلع القرن التاسع عشر (المعهد الملكي للخدمات المشتركة RUSI). وهناك اليوم في الولايات المتحدة ما يزيد عن ألف مركز فكري، تتميز بموازنات إجمالية تبلغ بلايين الدولارات، منها أموال عامة. فما هي أفضل وسيلة لاستثمار تلك الأموال؟ـ المزيد The concept of think tanks flourished in the west during the twentieth century after the establishment of the world’s first think tank in the United Kingdom during the early nineteenth century (RUSI). Today, the USA houses more than 1,000 think tanks, commanding collective budgets in the billions of dollars, much of it public money. What are the best ways to invest these funds?
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