Articles
English Media
My first opinion contribution to The Media Line addresses Oman’s efforts to expand a legislative measure criminalizing contacts with Israel. I explain the reasons, the timing, the regional trends and context, and the likely impact on security concerns in the Middle East, US interests, intra-GCC relations, and the Abraham Accords. The article subsequently republished by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East and The Jerusalem Post:
Quoted in the International Business Times on the Philippines’ decision to guard against China’s encroachment on islands in the South China Sea that belong to the Philippines as per international arbitration, but which Beijing continues to claim and treat as China’s. I explain how China’s worldview is not so much about globalism and a unified governance as about denying other countries their sovereignty and promoting China’s dominance.
Quoted in The Media Line detailing the various security threats facing Pakistan amidst a deteriorating economic situation, US & UK issuing warnings about possible terrorist attacks against diplomatic personnel, and the geopolitical situation resulting from conflict with Baluchi rebels, Afghanistan’s Taliban mismanagement and scapegoat hunting, and TPP escalation. Will Pakistan become another failed state?
Quoted with a number of experts in this really fascinating article in the International Business Times on whether China’s land grab in the South China Sea a brilliant or a foolish move. There is a diversity of opinions; I discuss how Beijing is handling US foreign policy and what the US needs to do; others discuss China’s own geopolitical strategy and what can happen if it is not handled.
As bad as the instant crisis with Southwest Airlines is, can the airline actually survive and flourish? I weigh in for The Moguldom Nation, a leading digital media platform focused on freedom, justice, and equality. The article makes important points about why, despite its many critical shortcomings, Southwest has been a favorite of many customers for years. Can new leadership overcome the mess it inherited?
International Media
My comments in Sky News Arabia about the prospects for the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023, whether peace talks are likely or possible, and whether the conflict will come to an end in the near future.
Quoted in the British publication Proactive Investors on the viability of the option to use hydrogen as "green fuel" in aviation and why that is an unlikely scenario for long-haul flights in the near future unless airplanes are completely redesigned. (The costs of revamping the entire aviation system to reach the net zero emission goals in UK by 2050 might end up being higher than the benefits).
“Cybernews reached out to controversial geopolitical analyst and national security lawyer Irina Tsukerman, who despite being banned from Twitter for allegedly spreading disinformation on the platform remains outspoken on foreign affairs. She shares the concerns expressed in the report.” Cited extensively in a Cybernews article alongside other experts, discussing the expected threats by Russia and China in the cybersecurity realm in the future, the growing operations between these two states, and the similarities and differences in their approaches. Who is the greater danger?
Quoted in Al Ittihad about the recent African Leaders Summit hosted in Washington, the growing geostrategic importance of Africa to US interests, and the great power competition throughout the African continent.
The Washington Outsider Report on The Coalition Radio Network
Ep.70
Great discussion with Free Black Thought’s Michael Bowen about the organization’s efforts to highlight the intellectual variety among black intellectuals, ideas among the black community thought leaders outside academia, countering wokeism, and presenting models for leadership other than the BLM, and much more.
The Washington Outsider Panel
In “The Many Faces of Qatargate: How the 2022 World Cup Turned into a String of Scandals” Adrian Calamel and Giovanni Giacalone discuss the various scandals preceding and involving the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar - and attempt to unravel Qatargate, the huge EU Parliament bribery/corruption scandal, at its early stages.