Morocco’s Road to Development by Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – Morocco: here is a North African economy working hard to promote domestic...
The Kazakh Protesters Are Not Terrorists by Paolo von Schirach — WASHINGTON – Just hours after the news of massive street protest in Kazakhstan, various pro-Moscow...
The Dream Of A Modern Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed wants to transform a country whose entire society been shaped by the oil rent WASHINGTON – Bloomberg Businessweek placed Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on its cover (April 25 – May...
Afghanistan Among The Most Corrupt Countries In The World This war-torn country tops the Transparency International Corruption list. Massive amounts of foreign aid made things worse WASHINGTON – Remember Afghanistan? Yes, that sorry nation in Asia, sandwiched between Iran and Pakistan. Presidential candidate Barack Obama,...
Where Is The New African Middle Class? Rosy predictions failed to materialize. Lack of basic resources like electricity prevent a real economic take-off WASHINGTON – In a recent article focusing on why the African middle class is still rather small, The Economist...
Can We Find Decent People To Fix Our Democracies? Going for populists with easy answers is a bad idea WASHINGTON – Democracy and free markets anyone? By this I mean opting for a real republican government with fair...
Kenya Held Back By Lack Of Accountability, Corruption Auditor-general's report indicates that only 1.2% of all government spending is properly documented WASHINGTON – According to a BBC story, only 26% of money spent and collected by the Kenyan government has...
Ukraine On The Verge Of Collapse In a WSJ piece President Poroshenko focuses only on reforms and progress WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko recently authored an upbeat op-ed piece for the WSJ in which he painted...
Is Hillary Clinton An Ethical Politician? The allegations now coming out about improper behavior would not stand in court. But they are enough to damage her image WASHINGTON – So, there you are working hard as the globe-trotting US Secretary of State, talking to heads of...
In Rome Municipal Guards Do Not Show Up For Work 83.5% produced fake excuses in order to avoid working on New Year's Eve WASHINGTON – From tragedy to farce Italy has it all. Sadly, there is the daily tragedy of the hapless...