Jack A Kennedy

Associate Director and Head of Desk: Middle East & North Africa. Views my own.

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

@TheRestHistory what a day to be be @holland_tom https://t.co/EZa7b1iSa2

“Hinds immersed himself in historical texts, including Tom Holland’s 2003 book Rubicon, which offered vivid detail about life in ancient Rome.”

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

@TheRestHistory Amazing series; it seemed like such a parallel to Varus and the myth of hubris brought low.

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

One for the appendices of @TheRestHistory

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

The owner of the ship that rammed into a #Baltimore bridge could face millions of dollars in damage claims, but experts say there is a path for reducing liability under a 19th-century law invoked by the Titanic owner to limit payout for the 1912 sinking.

https://t.co/B8bAdPDfBe

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

US forces engage six #Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles over southern Red Sea. Towards a Chinese-owned oil tanker just days after the Houthi allegedly agreeing with Russia and China that their vessels were safe from targeting. https://t.co/GDT21rg7vc

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

@mypoliticstoday This is a fine article however it introduces Yousaf as Scotland’s prime minister - this is not the correct title or office; it should be first minister.

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

Yet another serious escalation for the Houthi targeting of maritime commerce in the Red Sea. #Yemen #Houthi say they will target ships in Red Sea en route to #Israel. https://t.co/Ma8CFK0I1S

[Businessweek @BW]

These five countries are key economic ‘connectors’ in a fragmenting world https://t.co/bItlgrfCaG

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

Mideast Map Illustrates Danger Zones

Great to see the data and mapping capabilities at S&P Global Market Intelligence being picked up by the ⁦@WSJ⁩. It’s vital to have clear analytical coverage of events and that is where we excel. https://t.co/2HzvPmSgw3

[S&P Global @SPGlobal]

The global economy has never been so connected — nor so prone to disruption. Geopolitics, international events, extreme weather and #supplychain pressures can cause ripple effects across countries and industries.

Read our global #trade coverage: https://t.co/llMA2qmWZN

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

How commodity markets are defying the new cold war | Financial Times https://t.co/LljyJ4IulW

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

IDF Homefront Command has announced that the “Aircraft Penetration Alerts” over Northern Israel were caused by an Error and that there were No Drones or Paragliders in the Sky over the Country.

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

Egypt's Credit Score Downgraded to Caa1 by Moody’s on Dwindling Policy Options - Bloomberg https://t.co/o2kokntYmh

[S.L. Kanthan @Kanthan2030]

India to buy 12 Russian fight jets; and they will be built in India.

India already has 260 Su-30 jets from Russia.

The $5.4 billion deal includes high mobility vehicles and more.

The US can't provide such high quality products at such a low price.

https://t.co/QAOzRc4K2C

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

This is a powerful sentiment, but the inertia, corruption, and mismanagement of #Libya’s political and social economy by its competing interest groups suggest it is not going to happen in any form that benefits citizens.

[The National @TheNationalNews]

“Derna had to die for us to be reborn as a country”: survivor voices hope for Libya's future amid flood chaos https://t.co/vsOjknDE52

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

Thrilled to be presenting at this event. Navigating the energy transition is going to require significant resources and supply chain management to access critical minerals. @SPGMarketIntel is a leader in understanding what the risks and opportunities of such a transition are.

[TheECSSR @TheECSSR]

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[Theresa Fallon @TheresaAFallon]

Decoupling/derisking from China is already happening.

“Foreign buying in Asian emerging equity markets outside China has surpassed inflows to the region’s largest economy for the first time in six years, as investor optimism about Chinese growth wanes.
Over the past 12 months net foreign inflows to emerging markets in Asia “ex-China” were more than $41bn, outstripping net inflows of about $33bn into mainland Chinese equities via Hong Kong’s Stock Connect trading scheme, according to data compiled by Goldman Sachs.”

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

To the background noise of Russian submarines warming up their engines.

[Francesco Sassi @Frank_Stones]

Work has begun on a €2.8 billion project to build the first power cable linking🇬🇧Britain and🇩🇪Germany, said NeuConnect Interconnector, which is leading the move to connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time
https://t.co/YZPsk4MmPk

[Jack A Kennedy @jackkennedy13]

Difficult to see how this leads to an equitable settlement without the participation of #Sudan, which is unlikely to be possible with current fighting.
#Egypt

[Eduard Cousin @EduardCousin]

‘After years of failed talks,
#Egypt, #Ethiopia said they aim to finalize agreement on Ethiopian #Nile dam within 4 months’
Sisi and Abiy spoke last week on sidelines of #Sudan summit in Cairo
https://t.co/zxh2q2bk4V

[IHS Markit Economics & Country Risk @EconomicsRisk]

JUST DROPPED! Our latest #ECRpodcast features our @SPGlobalPMI team talking about the divergence they are seeing in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Listen now so you can wax poetic on the economy with your colleagues on Monday: https://t.co/mqbDY8PEhI

[IHS Markit Economics & Country Risk @EconomicsRisk]

The real non-hydrocarbon economy in the Gulf region continues to perform strongly, seeing uninterrupted growth as a full recovery from dissipating COVID-19 pandemic-related uncertainties comes into play.

See what our experts have to say: https://t.co/lljrQDJntV #Gulfeconomy