Opinion Trump’s Iran Sanctions Policy Is Working, but America Could Regret It
Iran’s oil exports are plummeting, but that’s only because the U.S. is forcing its allies to do it bidding and is risking its global leadership
David Rosenberg
Opinion Time's Acquisition: Is the Media's Future to Be a Toy for Moguls?
The news that Time magazine is being purchased by Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff confirms a worrying trend in America
Opinion The 2008 Financial Crisis, 10 Years On: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid
The Great Recession is over but popular resentment is as strong as ever. Maybe it was never really about about the economy
Opinion The Oslo Accords Didn't Achieve Peace. But They Did Birth Startup Nation
The much-disparaged Oslo accords didn’t bring Israel security, but they did end Israel’s isolation and enabled the economy to take off
Opinion It Shouldn’t Be, but Socialism Is Back on the American Agenda
Capitalism hasn't delivered the goods we were promised but Americans seem to have forgotten why socialism fell into disrepute in the first place
Opinion How Israel Outsourced the Occupation to Others
International donors pay bills and the Palestinians provide services, Israel does nothing and it’s the Palestinian economy that pays the price
Opinion Aramco Flop: Beginning of the End for Crown Prince MBS' New Saudi Arabia
The Saudi reversal on the decision to sell shares in oil giant Aramco highlights all the flaws in MBS' reform drive
Opinion Netanyahu's Plan to Boost Israel's Defense Will Actually Make Us Less Safe
Netanyahu conveniently chose to reveal his plans in the midst of another crisis with Gaza ■ If government goes ahead with what he wants, the impact on the economy could be profound and almost certainly not for the better
Opinion PepsiCo-SodaStream Deal: How Can a Company Making Bubbles Be Worth $3.2 Billion?
The Israeli company SodaStream isn’t just about turning carbon dioxide and syrup into soda: it’s about acting on consumer zeitgeist and tech trends
Opinion How Israel Could Get Shot Down in a U.S.-China Tech War
As America cracks down on Chinese activity in startups, Israel may attract both more Chinese investment and more U.S. anger
Opinion Turkey Opts for Economic Warfare Over Economic Policies
Like other authoritarian leaders such as in Iran and Venezuela, Erdogan would rather fight untouchable enemies than deal with problems
Analysis Turkey Crisis: Erdogan Resorts to Fantasy, Paranoia to Grapple With Crashing Lira
Rather than owning up to his own fatal errors, Erdogan is blaming foreign conspiracies for Turkey's failing economy – and Trump is only making matters worse
Opinion Trump Doubles Down on Erdogan, and Turkey’s Economy Is Hurting Bad
The growth years are set to succumb to a new era of debt and distress, forcing the country to look inward and maybe even dispense with Erdogan
Opinion Nation-State vs. Startup Nation: Who Will Prevail?
The vacuous new law won’t do anything to alter the fact that Israeli Arabs are entering mainstream society
Opinion Israel and Iran Will Both Lose if They Go to War
The short conflicts Israel has grown used to are a thing of the past: A conflict with Iran will almost certainly cost the economy dearly
Opinion That's Not a Tech Bubble on Wall Street, It's a Ceiling
The plunge by tech stocks is not good news for Israel's Startup Nation, which has been thriving thanks to ever higher valuations for companies. That era is over
Opinion Trump Could Succeed With Iran, if Trump Stops Being Trump
The renewed sanctions have left Tehran in an untenable position economically, but the White House is likely to miss the opportunity
Analysis Israel’s LGBT Protest Is the Start of Nothing
The rage over denying gay couples the right to surrogacy won't be sustained: The economy is doing too well for people to rock the boat
Why It's Bad News That LGBT Rights Are Roiling Corporate Israel
Gay rights is one thing, that's mainstream in Israel nowadays, but how about lofty-minded companies calling a strike over the Nation-State Law?
Opinion Trump’s Empty Threat to the International Order
He talks the talk, but don’t worry: He has neither the intellectual nor the leadership tools to make it happen