As the conflict in the Persian Gulf enters into its 12th week with no end in sight, I contributed comments on the impacts and prospects…
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On Day 4 of the US/Israel war against Iran, I shared comments with Jennifer George for Fast Company Middle East on “The $20 million-barrel question:…
In my latest opinion piece for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight, I am proposing a treasurer’s survival guide to navigating geopolitical risk. “For decades,…
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sarwar Kashmeri on his podcast Polaris Live to answer this and other questions: 📍 What is the…
Thank you to Valentina Pasquali for inviting me to comment for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the pressure by the US on the…
I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Indian jewellery makers turning to the GCC markets to offset US tariffs. A fascinating…
As the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro is just ending, I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight…
Many thanks to Dr. John Bruni of SAGE International for his kind invitation to speak in “Trade Under Siege“, the new episode of The Focus…
I shared more comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on Trump’s coming visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar and the potential…









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 balance of power and control…