Opinion

By Eng. Muhannad Awad Mahmoud I have written extensively—almost to the point of exhausting the ink—about the importance of coordination among state institutions. Many of our economic problems have not stemmed from a lack of…

By Rashid Abdelrahim This government has come to be defined by one characteristic above all others: it is a government of retreat. It issues decisions only to reverse them shortly afterwards. Some decisions are withdrawn after a matter…

By Dr. Abdel Azim Awad The curtain has quietly fallen on the crisis involving South Sudanese nationals who, through a twist of fate, found themselves among the passengers of a voluntary repatriation convoy aboard the vessel Sinai,…

Dr Al-Khidr Haroun Holding fast to hope and seeking comfort in optimism—especially when surrounded by setbacks, hardship and relentless death—is one of the necessities of life in a world that the Creator Himself described as one…

Dr Ahmed Abdelbagi A report issued by the clean energy think tank Ember projected that renewable energy would account for 52 per cent of Malaysia’s electricity mix—18 per cent below the national target—while gas would make up the…

Dr Al-Sadiq Ali Haj Al-Sheikh In a country whose soil conceals silent brilliance and awakens each day to unrealised promise, Sudan stands upon a wealth that resembles a dream when discovered, yet a source of anxiety when managed.…

Dr Inas Mohamed Ahmed International straits constitute strategic maritime corridors for global shipping. They are generally defined as narrow waterways connecting two parts of the high seas or exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Under…

Adel Al-Rifai Abu Al-Hassan Development is not simply about constructing roads, dams, factories, or farms. Before anything else, it is about building national capacity to manage, improve, and sustain those assets over time.…

Dr Ismail Sati Throughout the twentieth century, a particular model of national security dominated strategic thinking. It rested on a simple and direct assumption: a state is secure if it can defend its borders, deter…

By Muhannad Awad Mahmoud When the US dollar climbed beyond the 5,000-pound mark, I argued that the crisis was never simply one of currency speculators or foreign exchange traders. It was fundamentally a crisis of production,…