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In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Fair Observer’s Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh is joined by Jean AbiNader, a veteran expert on the Middle East and a Lebanese American who is closely connected to his ancestral land to analyze Lebanon’s endangered economy and political instability. 
Jean AbiNader was born in Lebanon and has spent the last 40 years traveling and working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He has worked in marketing, public affairs, and project management. AbiNader has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the MENA region.
AbiNader paints a dire picture of Lebanon’s current problems. He makes sense of Lebanon’s gutted and struggling economy, entrenched government corruption, identity politics and instability.
For nearly three years, Lebanon has suffered the most devastating, multi-pronged crisis in its modern history. The unfolding economic and financial crisis started in October 2019. COVID-19 and the 2022 explosion in the Beirut port exacerbated this crisis.
The World Bank’s Spring 2021 Lebanon Economic Monitor found that Lebanon’s crisis ranks among the worst economic crises since the mid-19th century. Nominal GDP plummeted from $52 billion in 2019 to $23.1 billion in 2021. The GDP per capita fell by 36.5%. Incomes fell and jobs vanished.
Lebanon was an upper middle-income country despite the ethnic conflict and the refugee burden. In July 2022, the World Bank reclassified it as a lower-middle income country.  Such a brutal contraction is usually associated with conflicts or wars.
AbiNader makes sense of Lebanon’s crisis, examines why things have come to such a pass and posits solutions for the future.
 
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In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Canadian Defense Attaché Major-General Michel-Henri (Mike) St-Louis speaks to Fair Observer’s Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh about conflicts in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, the changing nature of war, and more.
 
Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis is an experienced soldier. He has deployed on missions in Bosnia, Croatia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. In this podcast, Major General St-Louis shares his insights from his distinguished military career to analyze the Russia-Ukraine War. He talks about the lessons of this war from proper training and sensible doctrines to empowering field commanders and maintaining morale.
 
The eloquent general goes on to share his insights on the complex political and military situation in Afghanistan over the past 20 years. He served twice in the country and shares his rich insights here. The Canadian Defence Attaché also speaks about Iraq, the rise of ISIS, the Syrian civil war, and Qasem Soleimani of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He shares many lessons relevant for military members, diplomats, and all students of history, geopolitics, and international relations.
 
 
Author Bio
 
Major-General Michel-Henri (Mike) St-Louis currently serves as Canada’s Defence Attaché to the United States. His career highlights include serving as the Acting Commander of the Canadian Army, Commander of Canada’s Joint Task Force—IMPACT—in the Middle East, Deputy Commanding General for Operations of America’s First Corps, command of 5e Groupe Brigade Mécanisé du Canada, and the last Canadian Battle Group overseeing combat operations in Afghanistan. Maj Gen St-Louis is a graduate of the National War College (US), Canadian Forces College, Canada’s Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, Royal Military College in Kingston, and the Canadian Army Command and Staff College. He is an officer within the Legion of Merit (US) and Canada’s Order of Military Merit and also received the Meritorious Service Cross and Medal.
 
 
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In a new series for FO° Podcasts—The Hot Mic—Atul Singh and Christopher Roper Schell examine Donald Trump's falsifying business records, Taiwan's precarious relationship with the U.S., and how the Russia-Ukraine war is causing OPEC to reevaluate its relationship with the West. 
 
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In the second of this two-part series, retired US Treasury economist Nasir Khilji discusses the American economy with editor-in-chief Atul Singh.
 
In a wide-ranging conversation, this edition of FO° Podcasts examines the American economy. Nasir Khilji has five decades of experience as an economist. He worked in many departments for the US government before retiring as a senior economist from the Treasury.
 
Khilji speaks about both the challenges and the prospects of the American economy. He speaks about inflation, debt, healthcare, and more in this podcast. Khilji discusses oil prices, inflation, growth prospects, and more with editor-in-chief Atul Singh, the host of FO° Podcasts.
 
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In the first of this two-part series, retired US Treasury economist Nasir Khilji discusses the global economy with editor-in-chief Atul Singh.
In a wide-ranging conversation, this edition of FO° Podcasts examines the global economy. Nasir Khilji has five decades of experience as an economist. He worked in many departments for the US government before retiring as a senior economist from the Treasury.
 
Khilji speaks about the US, Europe, and emerging markets in this podcast. He discusses oil prices, inflation, growth prospects, and more with editor-in-chief Atul Singh, the host of FO° Podcasts.
 
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In a new series for FO° Podcasts—The Hot Mic—Atul Singh and Christopher Roper Schell examine US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, US-China tensions over the Chinese spy balloon, and the ramifications of Russian oil production cuts for the global economy.
 
Learn more about Atul and Christopher, and read their work on the two links below:
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In this third entry of a three-part series, investor, philanthropist, and author Antoine van Agtmael and editor-in-chief Atul Singh discuss the future of emerging markets. They also analyze India’s rise as an economic powerhouse as well as the causes and consequences of inequality.
 
Agtmael is a legendary investor who came up with the term “emerging markets” and was the chair of the board of trustees of National Public Radio (NPR). Agtmael’s distinguished track record as an investor and his rich professional career make him uniquely suited to read the tea leaves for the global economy and the future of clean tech. 
 
With Fred Bakker, Agtmael is the author of The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation. Earlier in his career, Agtmael authored The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies Is Overtaking the World. Few understand the big trends shaping the world better than Agtmael. Given his track record, his views on the future of our planet are immensely important.
 
Learn more about Atul and Antoine, and read their work on the two links below:
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https://foreignpolicy.com/author/antoine-van-agtmael/ 
 
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In this second of a three-part series, investor, philanthropist, and author Antoine van Agtmael and editor-in-chief Atul Singh discuss the troubled European economy, the challenge of demography, and China’s economic and technological future. 
Agtmael is a legendary investor who came up with the term “emerging markets” and was the chair of the board of trustees of National Public Radio (NPR). Agtmael’s distinguished track record as an investor and his rich professional career make him uniquely suited to read the tea leaves for the global economy and the future of clean tech. 
With Fred Bakker, Agtmael is the author of The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation. Earlier in his career, Agtmael authored The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies Is Overtaking the World. Few understand the big trends shaping the world better than Agtmael. Given his track record, his views on the future of our planet are immensely important.
 
Learn more about Atul and Antoine, and read their work on the two links below:
https://www.fairobserver.com/author/atul-singh/
https://foreignpolicy.com/author/antoine-van-agtmael/ 
 
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In a new series for FO° Podcasts—The Hot Mic—Atul Singh and Christopher Roper Schell examine a divided US Congress, German tanks and China’s COVID catastrophe.
 
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In this first of a three-part series, investor, philanthropist and author Antoine van Agtmael and editor-in-chief Atul Singh discuss the global economy, the return of stagflation, the US-China clean tech race and the drivers of transformation to a green energy economy.
Agtmael is a legendary investor who came up with the term “emerging markets” and was the chair of the board of trustees of National Public Radio (NPR). Agtmael’s distinguished track record as an investor and his rich professional career make him uniquely suited to read the tea leaves for the global economy and the future of clean tech. 
 
Learn more about Atul and Antoine, and read their work on the two links below:
https://www.fairobserver.com/author/atul-singh/
https://foreignpolicy.com/author/antoine-van-agtmael/ 
 
You can follow Fair Observer on social media:
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