Editor’s Note

  • Scientific Research: The Road to a Knowledge-Creating Economy

    Scientific Research: The Road to a Knowledge-Creating Economy

    By Mohamad Salman – Editor-in-Chief When an Emirati scientific innovation earns international recognition through a patent in an advanced field such as regenerative medicine, the importance goes far beyond the achievement itself. It reflects the UAE’s growing ability to move from using technology to helping create and develop it. The country already has many of…

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  • Will Artificial Intelligence Become Humanity’s Enemy — or Its Most Powerful Ally?

    Will Artificial Intelligence Become Humanity’s Enemy — or Its Most Powerful Ally?

    By Mohamad Salman – Editor-in-Chief As artificial intelligence continues to advance, one question is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: what happens if AI systems eventually become capable of thinking with a level of independence that goes far beyond today’s tools? For years, technology leaders and researchers have warned about the risks of highly capable artificial…

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  • Can the World Really Do Without the Dollar?

    Can the World Really Do Without the Dollar?

    Countries are expanding trade in local currencies, but replacing the dollar is far more complicated than simply deciding not to use it. By Mohamad Salman – Editor in Chief For decades, the US dollar has played a role in the global economy that goes far beyond being the currency of the United States. It has…

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  • Is Europe Heading Toward Disintegration Because of the Economic Crisis?

    Is Europe Heading Toward Disintegration Because of the Economic Crisis?

    As factories lose momentum, debt rises, and global competition intensifies, can the European Union remain as cohesive as it is today? By Mohamad Salman – Editor in Chief When I look at Europe’s economic landscape today, I do not see a temporary slowdown that can simply be solved by lower interest rates or another round…

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  • When China Becomes the World’s Only Factory, Who Pays the Price?

    When China Becomes the World’s Only Factory, Who Pays the Price?

    By Mohamad Salman the Editor-in-Chief of Business News Since the Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 18th century, the global economy has been built around multiple centers of industrial power. Manufacturing strength later expanded across Europe, the United States and Japan, followed by emerging Asian economies. Factories, jobs, investment and wealth were therefore distributed…

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