Opinion Article

U.S. Venture Capital is now in the high tech weapons business

By Paolo von Schirach President, Global Policy Institute; Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University, both in Washington, DC The Wall Street Journal recently featured Anduril, a defense start-up company and its founder Palmer Luckey, as an illustrative example of Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists’ new focus [...]

Iran strives to become a pan-sectarian Islamic power

Photo courtesy of the Iranian Foreign Ministry via Amwaj Media. By Ahmad Sayer Daudzai In 1979, Iran’s Islamic Revolution marked a significant milestone by overthrowing a secular government in the Middle East and establishing a theocratic, Islamist system, unprecedented in contemporary history. In the subsequent decades, the primary goal of [...]

The Vertical Urban Farming revolution

By Paolo von Schirach President, Global Policy Institute; Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University, both in Washington, DC Soon enough the lettuce or kale that you buy at your favorite supermarket will be grown next door to it, in a high rise building. It will [...]

FINDING THE ‘CRAIC’ (AGAIN) IN VIENNA — A PERSONAL KEYNOTE SPEECH —

Opinion Article by: Adam Casals Finding the “Craic” (again) in Vienna —A Personal Keynote Speech— This article is a more detailed version of the keynote speech offered to the distinguished  guests of the Abrahamic Business Circle Investors Roundtable that was celebrated in  Vienna on June 25th, 2024. « Let us [...]

Trump appeal to Arab Americans

Opinion Article by: Dr. Frank Musmar Arab Americans across the country are angry at President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. However, what would former President Donald Trump have done differently had he been in office? Arab Americans in recent history have overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party but are angry at [...]