Arezki Unscripted

 America’s new president is a courageous man. He is saying loudly what hundreds of million of Americans generally think, but have long been silenced given the political circumstances of the past years. No doubt billions of people around the world liked what they heard in an interview with Al Arabiya TV, including me. A reassertion of [...]

Is it possible that the global economic downturn that we are witnessing today may actually have a beneficial impact on the region? Most commentators, including myself, have been talking about and insisting on gloom-and-doom scenarios as an outcome of the crisis, but there are also good things that could emerge as a result.

The statistics are stunning. Huge numbers of much needed doctors from North Africa and the entire continent, in fact, live and work abroad. But more interestingly, governments in the region have no policies and incentives in place to stimulate returns and get these doctors back.

Despite statements that their economies are in good shape and built to withstand the ongoing global economic meltdown, North African politicians must be aware that the outlook looks shaky at best. Various indications hint that the region should brace for a tough time this year, as each country in the region is facing a specific [...]

The American government, from the White House to Congress, has been sleeping at the wheel over the past eight years acting as an absent landlord. The political and financial crisis that is unfolding before our eyes masks a substantial weakness in the way the American political and economic systems function, including how the old ideologies [...]

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