Egypt’s IMF Loan Now Shows Sure Fire Signs of Failure
On December 16, 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally approved a new loan of $3 billion for Egypt. The...
Economic
The Truth About US Democracy
Despite its domineering international presence and persistent claim to democracy, the US has never been truly democratic. While the Western...
Business Insider Makes the Case for Nuclear War
Nobody wants to see a nuclear war. But some in the media appear to relish, not war itself, but the...
America’s Critical Challenges Pose Serious Risks to Its Future
Today’s most critical challenges are impacting every American. These include the direction of globalization and Chinese relations, shifting demographics and...
Erdoğan’s Attempt to Woo Assad Could Go Horribly Wrong
At first glance, there is little that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an Islamist and nationalist, has in common with...
The Israeli Bet on Audiovisual Culture as Soft Power
Economic and military hard power have not solved Israeli problems with its neighbors and with Arabs living within in the...
Oil Realpolitik Has Returned With a Vengeance
As was widely expected, the June 30 OPEC+ meeting was a non-event. It reaffirmed the previously agreed July 18, 2021...
Making Sense of the Economic Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War
Fair Observer’s new feature FO° Insights makes sense of issues in the news. We pose a series of rapidfire questions...
