Is Nigeria turning the corner?

Nigeria was a nasty mess at mid-year. The insurrection in the Niger Delta had drastically cut the country’s crude oil production and caused it to lose pole position among African oil producers. Now, much to my surprise, the country may be turning the corner, with...

Dubai: A Shining City on Ropes.

The “Dubai vision,” which has suffered a crushing blow from the freewheeling Gulf emirate’s sudden debt crisis, is the creation of one man who failed to apply the rules of open governance. The city state’s rapid growth revolved around the ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...