by Ayman Okail On the sidelines of the Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, a fellow participant asked me when we were in a meeting with an expert in the Working Group on Violence against Women and Girls, which is one of the thematic mandates of the ...
Where Has President Macron’s Wisdom Gone?
By: Ayman Okeil On Monday, February 26, 2024, during the conclusion of Paris Conference on Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron proposed the idea of deploying ground forces to Ukraine. However, this proposal was met with rejection from several European c ...
You Are in Switzerland, My Dear
By: Ayman Okeil I have had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland over thirty times, and each visit never fails to amaze me. It's not the famous landmarks like the Palace of Nations, the Snow-Capped Alps, Lake Geneva, or even the delectable Swiss chocolate ...
I’ll Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse
By Ayman Okeil Don Vito Corleone, in the renowned movie "The Godfather," portrayed by brilliant actor Marlon Brando, utters the iconic line: "I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse." Film reviews suggest that Brando intended this statement to convey t ...
Illusion of Survival Without Egypt
By: Ayman Okeil It is no secret that Egypt is going through various economic challenges, including high rates of inflation and its impact on Egyptians, lower foreign investment volume, high prices of basic commodities and foodstuffs, and erosion of nat ...
There Not a Man of Reason in American Administration?
By: Ayman Okeil Whenever talks arise about a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, White House National Security Communications Advisor, John Kirby, consistently announces United States opposition of such a proposal. United States has used i ...
Dialogue, Not Confrontation: Path to Human Rights Advancement
By Ayman Okeil While scrolling through Facebook, I stumbled upon a theory in behavioral economics known as "Ultimatum Game". In this experiment, two individuals participate, with one designated as "Giver" and given $100. Giver is then tasked with two ...
On opportunity cost
By Ayman Okeil Without introduction, I can say that our lives are summed up in what is known as the “opportunity cost,” which is an economic concept that represents the value of the things that we may own in exchange for the things that we can give up, ...
Don’t give your daughter to a man who wants your wife
By Ayman Okeil On January 1, 2024, the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that his government had signed a memorandum of understanding in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with Somaliland, a separatist region from the Federal Republic ...
Civil society between the GONGOS, DONGOS, and POLINGOS,
written by Ayman Okeil During one of my trips to Geneva, the capital of human rights in the world, I heard about the accusations against some civil society organizations that do not take a confrontational approach with the country in which they we ...