Opinion | Britain, Canada, and China: Trump’s Tariff Strategy and the Fracturing West
In late January 2026, the latest escalation in U.S. trade rhetoric was not merely another episode in a familiar cycle of tensions. Rather, it signalled a deeper shift in how the United States is managing its relationships with its closest
Opinion | The Grand Barter: Accounting Ambition vs. Strategic Stability
Protecting the Suez Canal as a sovereign asset and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) as the guardian of monetary policy requires both to remain on strictly independent tracks. At first glance, the idea of transferring the Suez Canal’s assets
Opinion | The Strategic Evolution of Egypt’s Personal-Care Manufacturing
After more than two decades leading manufacturing and consumer-goods operations across international markets, my outlook on Egypt’s personal-care sector remains resolutely optimistic. We are witnessing a fundamental shift where the industry is no longer defined by cost efficiency alone. Instead,
Opinion | Trump’s America and the Global Monroe Doctrine: When Power Becomes Policy
At the dawn of 2026, the world no longer tolerates ambiguity. Diplomatic masks have slipped. Reality stands exposed. Raw power is the only language that requires no translation. At the centre of this historic shift is the United States. It
Opinion | The Future of Egypt’s Culture: An Age of Anxiety
In a few days, at the Cairo International Book Fair, my second book, “The Future of Egypt’s Culture: An Age of Anxiety”, will be released. This book was not written as a purely academic study, nor as a political manifesto,
Opinion | Finland: A State That Invested in People
Europe offers more than one model worthy of attention, and Finland stands out as a particularly revealing case. It is rarely invoked as a loud country or a traditional power, but rather as a quiet example of a state that
Opinion | The Middle East’s High-Stakes Political Stage: The Countdown to 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, the Middle Eastern political theatre is bracing for a seismic shift. At its zenith lies the long-anticipated normalisation between Israel and several Gulf capitals—a process that has remained in the wings since Donald Trump’s
Opinion | Is now the right time to cut reserve requirements?
The reserve requirement is one of the central monetary-policy instruments used by central banks to regulate liquidity and safeguard financial stability. In Egypt, it represents the share of bank deposits that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) requires supervised commercial
Opinion | From Germany’s Past to Egypt’s Future
Of all the countries I have visited around the world, Germany remains the most capable of unsettling the mind and awakening difficult questions. History there does not hide in books; it walks in the streets, carved into museum walls and
Opinion | The World at a Crossroads: Power Shifts, Digital Hegemony, and the End of Linear Politics
At the dawn of 2025, the world appears as a space where powers intersect rather than merely collide. Geography alone no longer defines the balance of influence; technology, economy, and knowledge now weave the threads of new hegemonic maps. We