Nov 30, 2022Qatar’s World Cup Gives Hope to Other Aspiring Countries…FIFA has never been perfect and the host has never been perfect…but isn’t this about the game… The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Qatar’s bid to host this year’s World Cup was always going…Qatar5 min readQatar5 min read
Nov 21, 2022The World Need More Oil…Will the U.S. Provide It?The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. What is one thing that Iran, the UAE and Elon Musk can agree on? The world needs more oil… — The Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji stressed…Oil5 min readOil5 min read
Sep 24, 2022Ukrainian Marshall Plan: A Financial and Psychological Endeavor…With Immeasurable Cost and Uncertainty… The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. The western political discussion on Ukraine remains largely focused on military support and keeping Ukrainian forces supplied with weapons and intelligence to win…Russia5 min readRussia5 min read
Aug 11, 2022Coal Is Winning in Europe For Now…But Why?The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Coal’s is winning the battle but losing the war (at some level)… The European Union (EU) is facing the potential of a very cold winter as the flow…European Union5 min readEuropean Union5 min read
Jul 25, 2022Turning U.S. Attention from Middle East to China and Asia…The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. It Is Not Abandonment But Rather Strategic Positioning… The ‘pivot to Asia’, first introduced by President Barack Obama, has always been at the mercy of other emergencies on…Asia7 min readAsia7 min read
Jun 24, 2022The U.S. and Saudi Arabia: A Rendezvous in the Desert…The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Dating…Co-dependency…Marriage of Convenience…Or Something Else… Back when U.S. President Joe Biden was a candidate, every political analyst knew there would come a day when he would meet with…United States4 min readUnited States4 min read
May 31, 2022U.S. Infrastructure and Its Challenges…The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Let’s take the necessary steps forward… U.S. infrastructure is the never-ending problem that all administrations want to solve. Yet attempts to find a solution generally creates more questions…Republicans4 min readRepublicans4 min read
May 14, 2022Lessons for Americans (and the World) from France and Le PenThe article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Taxing wages, capital, and…consumption? The French recently re-elected Emmanuel Macron for a second term as president. It is not clear that most French like Macron but we do…Marine Le Pen4 min readMarine Le Pen4 min read
Feb 14, 2022Distressed Investors Are Watching These MarketsThe article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Covid, inflation, and interest rate hikes creates opportunity… To think many people predicted 2021 couldn’t get any worse than 2020. Little did they know that 2021 would bring…Mexico6 min readMexico6 min read
Dec 24, 2021Top 10 Economies to Watch in 2022The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Vaccines gave hope going into 2021…fast forward a year later and the omicron variant is not providing the same confidence, especially with much of the globe still not…Saudi Arabia12 min readSaudi Arabia12 min read