Alex Prud’homme

Jan 2, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Yousef Al-Dayni |Dr. Atul Gawande |Ghassan Charbel |Alex Prud’homme

If I were to summarize the political achievements of Saudi Arabia in 2023, a very tough ask, I would sum it up in two words: “transcendence” and “sovereignty.” These two qualities were instrumental in the exceptional rise of Saudi Arabia in a year that was extremely difficult globally, in terms of crises, challenges, and conundrums.

Jan 2, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Dr. Atul Gawande |Ghassan Charbel |Alex Prud’homme |Hazem Saghieh

The thing that has surprised me most since I began my job leading foreign assistance for global health at the US Agency for International Development is how much emergencies have defined my work. The bureau I oversee focuses on reducing the global burden of mortality and disease and on protecting the United States from health threats from abroad.

Jan 1, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Alex Prud’homme |Hazem Saghieh |Tariq Al-Homayed

People have connected over food and used meals for political ends for centuries. There are good reasons for this. Historically, the dining table has been considered a neutral space where weapons are put aside, frank conversations held, consensus built and agreements brokered. Egyptian pharaohs, Greek and Roman leaders, Chinese emperors and Russian czars used the lure of food to expand their reach. Jackie Kennedy drew inspiration for her soirees from those of Louis XIV of France.

Jan 1, 2024 | english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Alex Prud’homme |Hazem Saghieh |Tariq Al-Homayed

Only one bullet remains in the gun. There can be no escaping the final shot. The farewell better be fitting. It must be as hopeful and joyful as possible. You are not a businessman, whose notes you can rummage through in search of a lost opportunity or wasted deal. You are not a politician, who through his honeyed tongue aims for high positions and eliminating rivals. You are an Arab journalist residing in the Middle East trap. Your notes are weighed down with calamities.

Dec 26, 2023 | almendron.com | Alex Prud’homme

People have connected over food and used meals for political ends for centuries. There are good reasons for this. Historically, the dining table has been considered a neutral space where weapons are put aside, frank conversations held, consensus built, and agreements brokered. Egyptian pharaohs, Greek and Roman leaders, Chinese emperors and Russian czars used the lure of food to expand their reach. Jackie Kennedy drew inspiration for her soirees from those of Louis XIV of France.