We are all subject to making right and wrong decisions. But in the world as most of us know it, we are held accountable for the decisions we make. Not so for Wall Street, who loans to Dubai with taxpayer money.
Despite this proclivity towards over-borrowing, the fundamentals of the Dubai model are still sound. The infrastructure has been built and is still very useful, and the underlying business logic is still very viable.
Here's the premise: an entire region is up for auction. "Mark your calendars for an opportunity of a lifetime," reads the ad copy. "In a bold step tow...
Sunset for Dubai? Picture by Britrob. Dubai and Abu Dhabi saw their main stock markets fall sharply this week as they opened for the first time sinc...
Now that Woods appears to have been involved in a domestic dispute, the media is wondering if there is "another Tiger." It would be more appropriate if they scrutinized him for making deals that benefit dictatorships.
Visible from space, Dubai has completed construction of the World's largest structure, the 110 story "Burj Dubai Middle Finger Tower."
Our international systems for cooperation are failing in achieving world goals of economic growth, climate protection, poverty eradication, conflict avoidance and human security.
While the Berlin Wall may have been torn down, there remain many walls that are defiantly standing and indeed new ones that have been erected.
The UAE's efforts to promote national identity are being compromised by our distribution of national identity documents that blatantly discriminate between citizens.
The UAE is not and should not be in the business of perpetually denying rumors and speculation. Last week, I sent a friend a typical negative story about the UAE published in Arabic. His one word reply: "Noise."
Dubai may be the most environmentally unsustainable place on earth, certainly among the most conspicuously extravagant, reportedly with the world's highest per-capita rate of natural resource consumption.
A new book, City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism paints a very different picture of the events and politics leading up to the nixing of the Dubai ports deal.
What good is building a zero energy, carbon neutral complex if unethical labor practices are jeopardizing the lives of those who build this architectural wonder?
The low-slung (2 to 4 meters above ground) Shweeb pods include a highly efficient system of pedals that can theoretically allow riders to reach speeds of up 70 kmh.
What should be clear to everyone in the UAE is that sex outside marriage is against the law. This is not France. What isn't clear is whether the implementation of this law is even-handed.
Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...
Allowing red passport-holders to walk freely through UAE baggage controls must stop, and there must be more scrutiny. My diplomatic peers don't mind having their bags checked through a scanner, neither do I, and nor should anyone with nothing to hide.
Unlike every other country that took part, the UAE was the only one that was officially represented in two separate pavilions across a canal from each other.
It boasts the same live audience, the same glitzy stage, the same young hopefuls bearing their souls before a panel of celebrity judges (only this tim...
The Gulf emirate of Dubai is on a PR kick aimed at polishing its image and repairing damage from negative reports.
No one in the Middle East, except for the government controlled media, is anticipating President Obama's speech in Cairo.
