Trouble in the Baltic
The turmoil submerging Latvia is an example of ‘drizzle-down’ economics in action and has implications for the rest of Europe.
View ArticleIntroducing equanomics
Governments need to rethink their economy policies to make them more equitable and responsive to citizens’ needs.
View ArticleHuff and puff brought the economic house down
How the Mr Bigs and their biglettes unwittingly brought down the world’s economies – and the hotly contested prize for ‘America’s worst investor’.
View ArticleMaking globalisation pay
Big corporations are using the banking crisis as an excuse for exploiting cheap labour. Is it time for a global minimum wage?
View ArticleThe rise of far-right politics on both sides of the Atlantic
On KALW's weekly media round table, Khaled Diab took part in a radio debate on the rise of far-right politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
View ArticleFrom right to far-right in Spain
Why is there no prominent far-right party in Spain? Well, there is and there isn't.
View ArticleThe clash within civilisations
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the clash of civilizations theory, but Samuel P Huntington was wrong.
View ArticleThe Brussels press corps: Shaken, not sunken
Despite the crisis in traditional media, the Brussels press corps continues to survive and thrive, but not without difficulties.
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Egypt’s dollar woes
By Khaled Diab Hopes are devaluation will resolve Egypt’s dollar crisis, but the situation could spin out of control without a global currency for international trade. Monday 11 April 2016 As Egypt’s...
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Tunisia: Freedom and the pursuit of unhappiness
By Khaled Diab With greater freedom has come greater unhappiness in Tunisia. Behind this apparent paradox is economic hardship and nostalgia for a past that never was. Photo: ©Khaled Diab Tuesday 6...
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Robust health systems are society’s first line of defence against pandemics
Belgium has long been written off as a dysfunctional and failing state, yet its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been surprisingly functional and successful. This highlights how effective...
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Belgium’s endless identity crisis
As it stumbles from one political crisis to the next, Belgium faces a profound existential threat. But can the slow disintegration of the Belgian state be reversed and, if so, how? The caretaker...
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Ancient Egypt: A pyramid scheme that worked
By Khaled Diab Spanning some three millennia of recorded history, Ancient Egyptians built a state to last. What was behind this success and what can we learn from it? Quite a few surprising lessons,...
View ArticleThe rise of far-right politics on both sides of the Atlantic
On KALW’s weekly media round table, Khaled Diab took part in a radio debate on the rise of far-right politics on both sides of the Atlantic following the ‘Tea Party’ victory in the United States. This...
View ArticleFrom right to far-right in Spain
By Andrew Eatwell Why is there no prominent far-right party in Spain? Well, there is and there isn’t. 1 August 2011 It is a question that gets asked every time the extremist right goes on the rise...
View ArticleThe clash within civilisations
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the clash of civilizations theory, but Samuel P Huntington was wrong. Thursday 28 March 2013 A decade has passed since the blood-drenched invasion of Iraq began,...
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The Brussels press corps: Shaken, not sunken
By Christian Nielsen Despite the crisis in traditional media, the Brussels press corps continues to survive and thrive, but not without difficulties. Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s radical new finance...
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Egypt’s dollar woes
By Khaled Diab Hopes are devaluation will resolve Egypt’s dollar crisis, but the situation could spin out of control without a global currency for international trade. Monday 11 April 2016 As Egypt’s...
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Tunisia: Freedom and the pursuit of unhappiness
By Khaled Diab With greater freedom has come greater unhappiness in Tunisia. Behind this apparent paradox is economic hardship and nostalgia for a past that never was. Photo: ©Khaled Diab Tuesday 6...
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Robust health systems are society’s first line of defence against pandemics
Belgium has long been written off as a dysfunctional and failing state, yet its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been surprisingly functional and successful. This highlights how effective...
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