Middle East

  • Mar 11, 2014
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the second quarter

Major elections will dominate the political landscape in Egypt, Iraq and Algeria, while two of...

Middle East
  • Feb 11, 2014
  • 7 min read

Congress will not be able to undercut US-Iran talks

Over the past year, the Congress has launched many rhetorical and abortive legislative challenges...

Middle East
  • Feb 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

Geopolitics fan Sunni-Shia rivalry in the Middle East

The Syrian conflict is increasingly regarded as a proxy war between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi...

Middle East
  • Dec 10, 2013
  • 2 min read

Middle East water will prompt cooperation, not war

Representatives from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority yesterday signed an agreement...

Middle East
  • Nov 8, 2013
  • 7 min read

Low oil prices would cut Middle East aid flows

Saudi Arabia cut oil output today to 9.75 million barrels per day (b/d) from record highs of...

Middle East
  • Nov 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Israel has limited room for manoeuvre on settlements

Netanyahu today said that Palestinians were to blame for lack of progress in the new round of...

Middle East
  • Nov 1, 2013
  • 12 min read

Syria's break-up will destabilise region for years

The political geography of the Levant is facing its greatest challenge since the national...

Middle East
  • Oct 16, 2013
  • 7 min read

Political Islam will adapt to survive in Arab politics

Islamist movements across the Middle East are facing a wave of opposition from their liberal and...

Middle East