Agentic AI and the Cost of Weak Governance

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
Technology trends typically come in waves, and the most current wave is the autonomous AI systems that help business execute tasks. This is called ‘agentic AI’, where AI’s are given agency to perform tasks by accessing corporate systems that businesses ...

From Green to Yellow…. The Zionist Narrative of Lines and Borders

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

In war-torn Gaza, after the Zionists have committed unspeakable violations and criminal acts, there is no need for in-depth analysis to understand what is happening. It is enough to observe the so-called “Yellow Line” to recognize that the issue ...

Wars Declare the End of Traditional Education

D.Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

With each global crisis, it becomes increasingly clear that traditional methods, including education, are far more fragile than we once expected. The recent surge in energy prices; due to the war on Iran, has led many to assume that the impact would be ...

AI: The New Global Hegemon 1

The infrastructure of intelligence is being built — and concentrated — faster than the world has begun to reckon with

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
April 2026

We are not merely witnessing a technological revolution. We are witnessing the formation of a new global ...

AI: The New Global Hegemon 2

Why the world needs a multilateral compact on AI, and why the Arab world cannot afford to wait

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
April 2026 - Continued from part one

I recognize and acknowledge that AI is already doing much good for the world. Among its many applications, scientists are ...

The UN’s Initial 2026 AI Consultations

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

The UN has entered an important phase in its work on AI governance, with consultations taking place throughout April 2026. I proudly served in several UN bodies over the years, including my time as Chairman of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, having ...

Our Brothers in Gulf: Their economy redefines itself

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

The economies of our Gulf Arab countries have emerged as a case that deserves close attention; not because they are immune to crises, but because they offer a different model for handling them.
What is particularly notable is that the resilience of Gulf ...

The Linguistic Mirage of AI

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

AI systems are now able interact with us in the native fluency of almost any language, yet beneath this multilingual surface lies a single dominant worldview. While the fluency is certainly impressive, it is not a true understanding and rather a linguistic ...

My Advice to Every Business Leader Regarding AI

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

I have spent more than five decades at the intersection of commerce, technology, and institutional development. I have watched ideas become industries, and I have seen empires dissolve. What separates the enduring from the ephemeral is never the speed of adoption, ...

Geopolitical Implications on the Economies of the Global South

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

With geopolitical tensions re-emerging at the center of the energy market, countries of the Global South appear to be entering a new phase of heightened and overlapping vulnerability. Energy crises are increasingly now intersecting with persistent financial ...