Bitcoin…A Call to Freedom

Our entry into the era of digitization has contributed to thinking about the digitization of currency…America, as it is rumored, invented the (Bitcoin) currency, or (BTC) as it is referred to, as the first cryptocurrency in the world. The purpose of this invention is to lure the ...

The European Union and the League of Arab States...Similar Situation, Different Circumstances

The European Union was established after WWII, in 1944, just one year before the establishment of the League of Arab States in 1945. Then came the (Marshall Plan) for the economic recovery of Europe after its destruction during the war. This destruction was worse than what we see in our Arab ...

Abu-Ghazaleh Shares Insights with Bruce Stokes on US – Europe Together or Alone

Europe must be cautious as to how it should proceed with its relationship with the US. It must not have false hopes due to the election of the new Biden administration which faces many challenges, mainly how to bring together the various factions of its fragmented electorate.

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Feeding a Growing Population through Smart Agriculture

Introduction
Feeding a growing  population is a great challenge for governments across the globe. This is an issue of paramount importance that must be given serious consideration as the world population is set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 according to the United Nations, which ...

Abu-Ghazaleh Shares Insights with Bruce Stokes on The Economic and Social Pain of America

The recent American election has shown how fragmented America really is. The insurrection in Washington and the shenanigans that proceeded the election is clear proof that the system is fragmented and that for many, the American dream remains largely unfulfilled.

Biden faces an ...

Democracy is Facing Challenges

The future of democracies in the world is something that I have tackled on occasions and in many articles. One of them was my article about the World War II, the horrors it caused, and the lessons we ought to learn from it to avoid a new war. One of the outcomes of the war was the democratic ...

Smart Cities are the Best

The development of pragmatic smart cities that effectively connect citizens, government and business in an empowering manner is no easy feat. That is because the construction of smart cities is costly, takes a lot of time and is highly complex. Any such project needs to be studied carefully ...

Rescue Boats: Remote Work

Times may come when businesses need to adopt remote work and install the required technologies to facilitate this. However, why telework? What are its guarantees and success indicators?
Corporates have adopted telework primarily to continue operations under the recent circumstances ...

Between China and the US. Conflict or Confrontation?

China –in all modesty- still registers itself at the World Trade Organization as a developing country, despite President Trump’s objection to this and his insistence that it should be registered as a developed country. By registering itself in this capacity, China uses the ...

The Major Threat. Selling the Present to Buy the Future.

The major threat I speak of here is one that is even harsher than any pandemic that may attack our planet. It is the threat of global warming.
The world urgently needs to give more attention to the environmental disaster which will affect us all.
In 1999, I was the President ...