The latest essays, interviews and commentary from Foreign Policy Blog.
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Adnan Zai Explains the Importance of Democracy in Israel
Adnan Zai, Advisor to Berkeley Capital Beachwood, recently sat down to talk to us about the state of democracy in Israel, and the protests that are currently going on there. As a…
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The Mysterious Plane Crash and the Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin: What It Means for Russia’s Role in the World
The world was shocked when news broke out that Russian oligarch and leader of the Wagner private military company, Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin, died in a mysterious plane crash on August 23, 2023.…
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Adnan Zai Explains Argentina’s Recent Primary and Its Global Impact
Adnan Zai, Advisor to Berkeley Capital Beachwood, has lived on three continents, and understands the importance of foreign policy and how one seemingly innocuous event in a corner of the world can…
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The Global Economic Impact of the War in Ukraine
Since the war broke out in Ukraine in 2014, the country has suffered greatly both politically and economically. The economy has been severely affected, with several industries coming to a halt, and…
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Adnan Zai Explains the Rising Cost of Oil and its Impact
Adnan Zai, Advisor to Berkeley Capital, is on the cutting edge of the financial world. We sat down with him to discuss Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to cut its oil production beginning…
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Adnan Zai Shares His Views on the TikTok Dilemma
Adnan Zai, Advisor to Berkeley Capital, has worked in the financial world for decades. We sat down to talk to him recently about last week’s hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew,…
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Ukraine Hits Their Mark
Ten months have gone by since Russia declared war on Ukraine in what Vladimir Putin thought would be a four or five day struggle. He certainly did not count on the tenacity…
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Taliban Tightens Chokehold on Women
If the news out of Afghanistan was bad last week, when the Taliban disallowed women from going to university for alleged dress code violations, this week’s maneuvers are even more disturbing. The…
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A Win in Iran’s Battle for Human Rights
Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announced last week that the Guidance Patrol, Iran’s so–called Morality Police, will be suspended. This is excellent news for all the Iranian demonstrators, especially young women,…
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United in Support of Ukraine
Although many NATO officials are cautiously optimistic about the way they are handling the war on Ukraine, it is a continuous balancing act between taking care of the innocent citizens of Ukraine…