Economics
The Cradle: Saudi Arabia blocking payments to Emirati banks
The two Gulf states have been embroiled in a rivalry for several years, particularly in Yemen and over the situation in Sudan Read Article HERE
Finance
Finance
Adam Dehsbazi – Hormuz checkpoint? Turkey wants to be king of the Middle Corridor
If trade routes shift to avoid the turbulent Strait of Hormuz, Turkey could emerge as the real winner of the Iran War. Adam Dehsabzi is a foreign policy analyst based in Washington D.C. He previously […]
Economics
Economics
Tayfun Er – Migration and capitalism
Capitalism forces people to move, and at the same time takes advantage of that movement to extract greater profit. Tayfun Er is a writer and civil engineer based in Turkey. He is the author of […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Summer books: trade wars, billionaires, and global warming
Here are reviews of a few books that I could not ignore analysing this summer. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Let’s start […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Interest rate hike during a recession – the Europeans are mad
This week will probably prove it once and for all: the Europeans are mad. The Americans, on the other hand, although generally considered mad, are finally leaving the Europeans far behind when it comes to […]
Economics
Corruption
Corruption
Michael Hudson: The War America Cannot Admit It Lost
The Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, de-dollarisation, oil prices, debt moratoriums and the deepening global economic crisis. Hudson argues that Iran won the immediate military battle, while the wider conflict is a world war […]
Corruption
Daniel Tester – Infantino’s Middle East playbook: How Fifa boss uses geopolitics on the World Cup stage
The soccer supremo has been criticised for interfering in the award of tournaments to Morocco and Saudi Arabia, as well as not banning Israel from international competition Daniel Tester is a news journalist focussed on […]