Category: Columns

I owe a debt of gratitude to a brilliant, young, Gen-Z Mademoiselle, whose knowledge of the Silicon Valley ecosystem (and tango!) has helped me

As I have a natural obsession with global edtechs in both the pre-IPO capital markets and Nasdaq, I believe a tactical trade opportunity is

It is ironic that the US Dollar Index (DXY) rose to 92.85 even as the yield on the 10 year US Treasury note tanked

by James M. DorseyPersonality as well as the conflation of genuine national interest with personal ambition contribute to the widening gap between Saudi Arabia

By James M DorseyWidely seen as a populist with ultra-conservative inklings, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan increasingly appears to reinforce widespread traditionalist attitudes that

By James M DorseyWhen Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently sparked a war of words with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki he was doing more than

James M DorseyRecent announcements by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of plans to turn the kingdom into a transportation and logistics hub that connects continents take

By James M. DorseyUS President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking but seems determined to prevent some third parties from exploiting

James M DorseyThe rise of hardline President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has prompted someanalysts to counterintuitively suggest that it could pave the way for reduced regional tensions and

James M DorseyEducation is emerging as a major flashpoint in competing visions of a future Muslim world. Rival concepts being instilled in a next

James M. DorseyPakistan’s place in a new world order is anybody’s guess. Recent policy moves suggest options that run the gamut from a state

James M. DorseyEager to enhance its negotiating leverage with the United States and Europe, Iran is projecting imminent membership of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation

Dr. James M. DorseySaudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to outflank the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as the Gulf’s commercial, cultural, and/or geostrategic

By Hassan Ali MansoorFew countries in today's world can boast of making a come back as strongly UAE.  In a world ravaged by the

By Murali KrishnanAccording to Frost & Sullivan, in the GCC region, UAE, Bahrain and Qatar have mobile subscriber penetration rates of 80% or more,

James M. Dorsey The clashes sparked by a crackdown on cross border fuel smuggling to neighbouring Pakistan achieved what past US and Saudi machinations failed to

By James M. Dorsey Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks, protesters in Myanmar appear

By Manish Rai When the Saudi crown prince, together with the UAE ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, moved against Qatar in late 2017, the charge sheet

By Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al NahyanLast year has been long and challenging for the vast majority of us and we have seen so

Hassan Ali MansoorOn 15th September 2020, the UAE took a landmark and historic step when it officially recognized the State of Israel pursuant to

Matein Khalid2020 was a spectacular year for investing in late stage technology unicorns and I am proud to have led significant investor syndicates from

By James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of

By James M. Dorsey Weakened by Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of US President Donald J. Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu risks being caught between

By Ole S. Hansen Since the U.S. election this Tuesday, nearly all assets including most commodities have enjoyed a strong surge. The everything up and