Middle East

  • Sep 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

East Mediterranean gas reshapes regional alliances

Turkey's Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bagis said yesterday that his country was exploring...

Middle East
  • Sep 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

Trade will not sustain weakening global recovery

The WTO today cut its estimate for growth in global goods trade to 5.8%, from 6.5%, and the CPB...

International
  • Sep 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

Palestinian statehood bid harms US credibility

PNA President Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver a formal request for Palestinian statehood to the...

Middle East
  • Sep 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Saudi-Iranian rivalry undermines regional stability

The Arab Uprisings pose problems for both Iran and Saudi Arabia. Their growing rivalry...

Iran
  • Sep 16, 2011
  • 7 min read

Latin American support for Palestinian state is strong

Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have assiduously courted the Latin...

Latin America
  • Sep 9, 2011
  • 10 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the fourth quarter

The overthrow of Libya's dictatorship will give added momentum to Arab protest movements that...

Middle East
  • Sep 2, 2011
  • 10 min read

Prospects for the Arab economies in the fourth quarter

Nine months after the outbreak of the Arab uprisings, political unrest continues to determine...

Middle East
  • Aug 25, 2011
  • 10 min read

Arab upheavals are irreversible but incomplete

The changes generated by the 2011 Arab uprisings are extensive, ongoing and irreversible. They...

Middle East