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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
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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 Published in The National
The hugely anticipated August 2017 boxing match between the now retired boxer Floyd Mayweather and the mixed martial artist Conor McGregor captured headlines for many reasons, but the most salient was the amount of money earned by each fighter – purportedly US$300 million for the American Mayweather, compared with $100m for his Irish opponent. What accounts for the stark imbalance? Continue Published in The National
As the Arabian Gulf countries look to generate private sector job opportunities for nationals, a common complaint among jobseekers is that the wages in many occupations are unacceptably low. Continue
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Omar Al-Ubaydli
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