Underlining the link between energy and geo-politics, Israeli’s natural gas fields are bringing it closer to its regional neighbors while the U.S. sends an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf.
Jim Mattis leaves the Trump Administration
Jim Mattis resigned as Secretary of Defense last week making it unclear if there will be any people left who will push back against Trump’s worst instincts.
Mike Pompeo’s Grim Realpolitik
In an opinion piece published last Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal Mike Pompeo and his crass realpolitik brought American foreign policy to its lowest point in decades.
Implications of Jamal Khashoggi’s violent death
Like a stone thrown into the pond of global geo-politics and business, the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi could have enormous impact in the middle east, on the U.S. elections, and in the way business deals with authoritarian governments.
Hyperloop is starting to look real
Bibop Gresta presented the company he co-founded, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, at the Global Alumni Reunion in New York City and impressed former students and faculty wth his passion for the project and his vision for a clean, safe, and economically viable solution to the problem of transportation.
