Market participants in the Mideast are excited about the prospects for regional growth and economic
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‘The Day After’
Indefinitely. If you’re wondering how long Israel plans to administer martial law in Gaza once
Inconvenient Facts
Antony Blinken wrapped up a hectic tour of the Mideast on Monday with a stop
Never Again
I don’t know how many people are dead in Gaza. The body count is kept
The Good Die Young
Li Keqiang, China’s de jure No. 2 leader for a decade, is no more. Li,
Any Old Mike Johnson Will Do
Say congratulations to Republicans: They managed to elect a House speaker. I joked Tuesday that
The Perils Of Scandalizing Context
Israeli diplomats, including Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, are furious with
Xi Shows Up At Central Bank, Ousts Defense Minister
Xi Jinping made an unprecedented visit to China’s central bank on Tuesday and Beijing removed
‘What Sets Us Apart’
“We believe in the fundamental dignity of every human life,” Joe Biden declared on Wednesday,
Gaza Hospital Disaster Raises Odds Of Mideast Worst-Case
“The shreds of the bodies have overlapped.” That’s a quote from a doctor at Al
Another Damned Holy War
“It’s important, I think, that we all condemn the targeting of civilians in any form
In Gaza, Chaos
Bad to worse. With more to come. Israel on Friday told 1.1 million people to
Unknowable Consequences
Should markets care about the Gaza Strip? I don’t know. Should anybody? The answer to
Can Israel ‘Win’ A Ground War In Gaza?
The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks rose to 1,200 on
‘Not Tit For Tat’
“This is not tit for tat.” That was the message (or one message anyway) from
In Israel-Hamas War, World Gets Third Shock In Three Years
Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel will “change the Middle East” in the course of
‘No Electricity, No Food, No Water’
“No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel.” That’s the situation facing Gazans. The quote
Barbarians At The Gaetz
To let some (most?) Republicans tell it, Americans stay up at night fretting over the
‘Bring It,’ He Said
“Bring it,” he said. “I’ll survive,” he said. “He” was Kevin McCarthy, “it” was a
China Has Evergrande, And Its Billionaire Founder, Under Control
Everything at China Evergrande is under control. Including billionaire chairman Hui Ka Yan. Hui, media reports
In Shutdown Threat, A Lifelong Hustle Continues
House Republicans, where that means Kevin McCarthy’s far-right flank, are angling for a government shutdown.
Can Volodymyr Zelensky Keep Americans Interested In Ukraine?
Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of genocide (and a lot of other things) on Tuesday, during
Qin Gang Had ‘Lifestyle Issues’
Qin Gang had “lifestyle issues.” Qin, the geopolitical observers among you may recall, went missing
America Can’t Afford Not To Pay Its Workers
I can be abrasive. What else is new, right? I like to think that’s one
Exiles On Main Street, Redux
The word “macroeconomics” doesn’t exactly get the blood boiling, and neither, really, do ostensibly exciting
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