The world is undergoing a profound reordering, and nowhere is this more visible than in the Middle East. Over the past two and a half …
Help wanted
Lebanon’s administration needs qualified personnel. Why can’t they be found? Lebanon is facing a brain drain while its administration is desperate to find the right people to fill posts. But …
The soul of the machine
There is a woman at Anthropic whose job title, in plain English, is something close to the keeper of Claude’s conscience. Amanda Askell, a philosopher with a doctorate in ethics …
The Middle East Is Being Reshaped
The world is undergoing a profound reordering, and nowhere is this more visible than in the Middle East. Over the past two and a half years, the region has experienced …
The institutions that count
Key economic data for the six polities and jurisdictions yield limited or indirect information on the impact of armed interstate and asymmetric Arab-Israeli conflicts and specifically the October 7, 2023 …
A simple question
The comparatively simple question of this analytical overview, which ardently aims to avoid falling for any side’s propaganda in the latest Arab-Israeli armed conflict since 1948, is an economic one. …
Economy and policy
Business
There is a woman at Anthropic whose job title, in plain English, is something close to the keeper of Claude’s conscience. Amanda Askell, a philosopher …
Opinion
The recent Israeli airstrikes on the south of Lebanon have revealed a calculated shift in Israel’s military strategy. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure and …
