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What is happening in the Middle East? First, people revolted in Algeria and Sudan. Those in power for a long time decided to renew their rule over the youth. It would have been accepted if their achievements had been exceptional. Instead, both countries have been in decline for ages, due to incompetency, corruption, nepotism and authoritarian rule. In Algeria, the president suffered from the results of a stroke for years. His family and friends were ruling in his name, and making fortunes. Since business was thriving, they decided to renew the contract and put the dysfunctional boss up for another “guaranteed” election. In Sudan, the president was about to break the Constitution, once again, for another term. In both nations, the people revolted and resisted. The old guard tried all...
December 03, 2019
Middle East Winter: The people have spoken!
There are some writers, like Alvin Toffler and John Naisbitt, who can be described as great and “different”, because they have the ability and insight to see what others do not see and in their scientific way they can extrapolate what they have learned from different sources.Today, there is a writer who does not receive enough attention and who only seems to be followed in elite circles, but whose name will inevitably be at the forefront of writers influential in the fields of technology, energy, climate and economics.The writer I refer to is Vaclav Smil, a Canadian of Czech descent, who has written over 40 very important books on topics, such as “energy and civilization”. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba in Canada, and is the favorite writer of the...
December 02, 2019
Different writer with bold ideas!
November 25, 2019
Aramco IPO: To buy or not to buy?
November 25, 2019
Impeachment and the US election!
November 24, 2019
The Iranian threat
November 19, 2019
Two sides of an issue
November 18, 2019
Time of change!
November 12, 2019
‘The shameful collapse of Indian judiciary’
November 11, 2019
Global forces of change!
November 06, 2019
At what price a PhD degree?
