Frank Musmar
ARTICLES BY: Frank Musmar
Reform Is Needed at the World Health Organization
The US is the most significant single contributor to the World Health Organization (WHO). US taxpayer-funded contributions total approximately $2 billion -- or roughly half --...
Why Iran Is Struggling With Coronavirus
Rather than take responsibility and do their best to provide for the health and well-being of their people, Iran’s leaders are wasting time and resources...
It’s Time to Shutter the Arab League
The Arab League is a union of 22 Arab-speaking Afro-Asian countries and four observers headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. The idea of such a League was offered...
On Coronavirus and Trade, Israel Is America’s Friend in Deed
The Israeli drug giant Teva has announced that it will be sending drugs to US hospitals -- though the drugs are still unproven to treat...
The Effect of Coronavirus on the Global Economy
China has been severely affected by the outbreak of the devastating coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chinese manufacturing and services sectors plunged to record lows in February,...
Trump, Netanyahu, and Obama
The close relationship between President Trump and current Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steadily intensified ever since December 6, 2019, when Trump became the...
Peace With Israel Would Help Every Arab State
Israel is a parliamentary democracy with an advanced free market economy. Its growth is substantially due to its very high investment in technological research and...
The Leviathan Natural Gas Field Could Be a Game-Changer for Israel-EU Relations
Leviathan, the largest natural gas field ever discovered, is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. It is deep in the Levantine...
Israel Could Be Key to 2020 Middle East Geopolitics
The geopolitics of the Middle East are changing rapidly, and competition among the key players is at a peak. The region straddles the three continents...
Saudi Arabia and Israel: Who Needs Whom?
The relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia has been warming up for some time. Both countries were alarmed by what their respective governments saw as...
It’s Time to Close Down UNRWA
In December 1949, in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was established by the UN through...