Paul Cochrane

Paul Cochrane is an independent journalist covering the Middle East and Africa. He lived in Bilad Al Sham (Cyprus, Palestine and Lebanon) for 24 years, mainly in Beirut. He is also the co-director of a documentary on the political-economy of water in Lebanon, “We Made Every Living Thing from Water”.

FATF: The “Most Powerful Organization You’ve Never Heard Of” Strikes Again

March 24, 2023 BY Paul Cochrane

Demilitarization = Decarbonization = Systemic solution

November 12, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

South Africa: Looting Talk, “the Nonsense” and Queuing for COVID Jabs

July 29, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

Nothing is Happening in South Africa (Just Devastation)

July 19, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

Under Israeli Bombs: PTSD, Traumatic Stress Disorder and Flashbacks

June 7, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

Castigating Its Competitors: Western Hypocrisy and China

May 7, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

No Beach Dompas: an Illegal Dip in the Indian Ocean During South Africa’s Covid-19 Restrictions

February 8, 2021 BY Paul Cochrane

How Unofficial Capital Controls Stopped a Run on the Banks in Lebanon

November 7, 2019 BY Paul Cochrane

Can You Spare $11.6 Billion? Lebanon’s Loans and Luxury Car Sales Paradox

March 29, 2019 BY Paul Cochrane

On the Ground in Venezuela vs. the Media Spectacle

March 18, 2019 BY Paul Cochrane

Europe’s Strategic Humanitarian Aid: Yemen vs. Syria

January 17, 2019 BY Paul Cochrane

Undermined Sovereignty in the Middle East

November 1, 2018 BY Paul Cochrane

Hot Air in the Saudi Desert: a Kingdom in Descent?

May 5, 2016 BY Paul Cochrane