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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...

Obama’s Nairobi Speech In Praise of Enterprise Not Well Reported – A Pity Most media focused on what the President said about enterprise as an antidote to political violence. Yet Obama said a lot more

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to address a US-sponsored international forum on entrepreneurship. He...

No More Start-Ups In America Surveys indicate a decline of new businesses. An alarming phenomenon

WASHINGTON – There is an almost unquestioned belief that America is the land of entrepreneurs. This is “start-up” country....

The Fourth Of July Is A Reminder To Appreciate The Gift Of Freedom The Founders believed that in freedom people would have the ability to pursue knowledge. And knowledge would create prosperity. They were mostly right

WASHINGTON– Today is the Fourth of July, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of 1776 –and America’s most...

Financial Aid To The Ukraine? Great Idea But Huge Costs Turning the Ukraine around will cost billions of dollars over many years. Western policy-makers have to convince voters that this is a worthwhile effort.

By Paolo von Schirach March 10, 2014 WASHINGTON – A few days ago, I argued in a related piece...

Chinese Experts Say That China Needs A Lot More Natural Gas – Not Renewables The focus is on cost effective alternatives to coal. And it is natural gas, not solar or wind

By Paolo von Schirach February 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – In the often schizoid US national debate on energy issues...

The Tea Party Has Become An Ideological, “Anti-Everything” Group – The Republican Party Needs A Strong Message Of Opportunity And Inclusiveness – Chris Christie Could Articulate It Ken Cuccinelli lost in Virginia in large part because he could not get women to vote for him. The conservative social values agenda is horribly outmoded

By Paolo von Schirach November 11, 2013 WASHINGTON – At the very beginning, the Tea Party insurgency had some...

China’s Leaders Want More Growth – But Innovation Requires Political Freedom Chinese reformesr would like to favor the private sector and get rid of state ownen corporations. But the state sector is also a power base for the elites

By Paolo von Schirach October 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – Imagine this. Imagine that not so long ago the US was an...

Mexico Will Amend Its Constitution, Allowing Foreign Companies To Invest In Its Energy Sector Great news for Mexico, for the US and for the world. The losers are Russia and the OPEC cartel

By Paolo von Schirach August 13, 2013 WASHINGTON – If I were Vladimir Putin or Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Minister of Petroleum,...

Elon Musk, Tesla Motors’ Founder, Came to America Because He Believed That This Country Would Offer Opportunity Policy-makers should do their best to improve America's pro-business, pro-innovation environment. This is our edge

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/08/07/electric-cars-are-not-selling-well-but-quality-will-improve-for-heavy-trucks-though-the-future-fuel-is-natural-gas-not-electricity/ August 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – I wrote recently that it is going to...