Walid Jawad

Betraying the American people: Congress kissing Israel’s ring

Senator Marco Rubio took to Twitter in defense of his sponsored bill in support of Israel. Rubio and others have the right to support Israel as part ...

Is the new Congress American enough?

The new 116 Congress brought with it numerous firsts: youngest woman, the first Native American, and many other groundbreaking claims by minorities. ...

New Year, new Congress and renewed political disaster for the Middle East

Are you ready for the constant hypnotic humdrum of US politics yet? Now that we are counting down to the last 10 seconds of 2018, we reflect on those ...

My wish for 2019: Conflict and more orange peel

Conflicts around the world from the unfathomable against the Rohingya in Myanmar to the Brexit dispute are highlighted in the news and rightly so. But ...

The curious case of a US government shutdown

Shutting down the government is not an option considered anywhere in the world, except in the US. It is mind-boggling to have the US government decide ...

The cyber war that is raging in your pocket

It was 1986 when I first connected to the Net. The modem was an old-fashioned phone handset placed on a cradle that spoke in AOL ...

Personal financial options for anticipated global economic slowdown

Lean in ... the next Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting on December 19 can potentially affect your bank account - and you should take notice. If you are ...

Trump’s ‘Russiagate’ and the looming Iran war

The Trump presidency has prematurely, yet effectively, entered into its lame-duck phase on the eve of the G-20 summit.Instead of stepping into the ...

George H.W. Bush answering the call of duty: Liberating Kuwait

The radio signal was fading in-and-out when I thought the AFRTC station announcer was asserting that president George H.W. Bush has lost his ...

Climate change gamble: Betting against Mother Nature

I checked into my hotel room in Key Largo, Florida, earlier this week overlooking a Canal that opens to the Everglades. Sailboats and Dolphins against ...

From gossip to fake news: A full circle incorporating state secrets

Gossip can be fun, but more importantly functional. Secrets are intriguing, while State secrets are consequential. Gossip played a functional and ...

Red and blue waves: Setting up the 2020 presidential elections

The much-touted Democrat Blue wave many pundits were foreshadowing was held off by a Republican dam. The unprecedented voters’ turnout made the ...

US Arabs and Muslims for Jewish-Americans

The Arab and Muslim American communities have been resolute in their condemnation of the Pittsburg synagogue shooting. Not only in words, but also in ...

Rise of white supremacy and forgotten Arab-American victims

This morning’s terrorist attack on a Pittsburgh, PA synagogue comes less than 24hrs after apprehending the mail bomber, Cesar Altieri Sayoc, who ...

Balancing development dollars with humanitarian assistance

For the fiscal year 2017, the US reportedly spent $38.2 billion on International Development and Humanitarian Assistance. This bucket of obligated ...

What Kavanaugh nomination tells us about American politics

The bitter partisan battle over Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court ended with a narrow Senate vote making him the latest Supreme Court ...

Beyond the pageantry of the UN general assembly

In September of every year, the Oscars of International Relations is held at the UN Headquarter in New York. The whos-who of global leaders wants to ...

Pope, Russia and the US: A bipolar world order déjà vu

Pope Francis’ current pilgrimage to the Baltics states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is a politically telling one. The three nations have ...

Channeling Muhammad Ali Clay, Kaepernick saga and Nike’s gamble

The line between sports and politics has always been tenuous during politically charged times.These are such charged days in the US. The latest Nike ...

The Arab wave in US Congress

Can the swell of Arab-American candidates create a wave in this 2018 election cycle? At least 75 Arabs are running for public office in local and ...

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