Middle East

  • Mar 11, 2016
  • 2 min read

Gulf security ties may face US domestic scrutiny

President Barack Obama has expressed frustration with orthodox US foreign policy views on the Middle East

Middle East
  • Mar 9, 2016
  • 7 min read

Middle East education gains will not translate to jobs

Demand for institutions with international accreditation could raise standards of teaching in the region

Middle East
  • Mar 3, 2016
  • 7 min read

New 'de facto' states could reshape the Middle East

Conflict is accelerating state fragmentation across the region

Middle East
  • Mar 1, 2016
  • 7 min read

China-Iran energy focus may diminish as sanctions end

The end of sanctions opens many new possibilities, not all of them to China's advantage

China
  • Feb 24, 2016
  • 7 min read

France's Middle East policy lacks vision

Under its new foreign minister, Paris's engagement in the region could see some significant changes

France
  • Feb 15, 2016
  • 7 min read

Israel, Hamas may slide into new Gaza conflict in 2016

The risk of a new conflict has increased sharply over Hamas's efforts to rebuild its military tunnel network

Middle East
  • Feb 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Middle East migration flow to Europe may now abate

If refugee families are now following their fathers, this may indicate that the migrant wave could be about to subside

Europe
  • Jan 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

Xi's Middle East tour eyes business, not politics

President Xi Jinping is visiting China's key oil suppliers in the Middle East

China