Jul 25Turning 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 read
Jun 24The 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 read
May 31U.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 read
May 14Lessons 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 read
Feb 14Distressed 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 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 read
Nov 23, 2021Takeaways from COP26 and Modi’s MessagingThe article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. There are some hard truths in Modi’s speech Speaking at COP26, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “It would be appropriate justice to create pressure on nations that…India5 min read
Oct 19, 2021France and the United States: “Fait l’un pour l’autre?”The 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? France is “America’s oldest friend and ally” with a relationship “built upon [..] …France7 min read
Sep 3, 2021Tax Policy Is Never So SimpleThe 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 U.S. is facing a debt problem…nothing new. While the timing of a fiscal cliff remains a political debate, the reality of a debt…USA4 min read
Aug 17, 2021Covid-19, Political Unrest, and Economic Challenges: Five Countries To Watch Closely in the Second Half of 2021The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Can these five countries fix their current situations? At the start of the year, vaccines and feelings of hope could have been the theme. Yet rising covid-19 numbers…Lebanon7 min read