Economic warfare

The hidden macroeconomic war: how the Japanese Yen connects to US-Iran tensions

Looking at the geopolitical standoff between the US and Iran, it is easy to focus purely on military strategy, tactical…

3 months ago

How port disruption and risk at Hormuz affect global trade

On Day 4 of the US/Israel war against Iran, I shared comments with Jennifer George for Fast Company Middle East…

8 months ago

A treasurer’s survival guide to navigating geopolitical risk

In my latest opinion piece for AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight, I am proposing a treasurer’s survival guide to…

11 months ago

Are the US and the EU being outflanked by China in the Middle East?

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sarwar Kashmeri on his podcast Polaris Live to answer this and other…

1 year ago

Gulf walks trade tightrope amid Trump’s tariff volatility

As the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro is just ending, I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI…

1 year ago

Trade Under Siege

Many thanks to Dr. John Bruni of SAGE International for his kind invitation to speak in "Trade Under Siege", the…

1 year ago

Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders

In the midst of Trump's tariff shenanigans and escalating US-China trade war, I wrote an opinion piece titled "Navigating corporate…

2 years ago

Rethinking Global Tariffs in the Age of US-China Tensions

On the sidelines of the TRENDS Symposium on April 12th at Grand Palais in Paris, I had the privilege to…

2 years ago

US-China trade war brings pros and cons for the Gulf

I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the consequences for the Gulf economies…

2 years ago

The GCC’s quiet exposure to Trump’s high-stakes trade strategy

I shared comments with Rachel Clare McGrath Dawson for Fast Company Middle East on the rationale behind Trump's high-stakes trade…

2 years ago