Middle East

  • Jun 14, 2011
  • 7 min read

US-China friction in the Middle East can be contained

China's increasing involvement in the Middle East represents the convergence of two major...

United States
  • Jun 6, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the third quarter

The Arab Spring is changing the attitudes of peoples to their regimes, of Arab regimes to each...

Middle East
  • Jun 2, 2011
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Arab economies in the third quarter

The Arab uprisings during the first and second quarters are now shaping the region's economies....

Middle East
  • Jun 2, 2011
  • 2 min read

Capital controls will remain attractive

Net private capital flows to emerging markets will increase by around 5% to 1.04 trillion...

International
  • May 27, 2011
  • 2 min read

Qatar proposes regional development bank

Qatar is seeking support from the oil-rich Gulf states for the establishment of a Middle Eastern...

Middle East
  • May 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

Obama pushes Israel for more urgency on peace

President Barack Obama yesterday told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee...

United States
  • May 20, 2011
  • 7 min read

Syrian crisis raises risks for Lebanon

Artillery and machine gun fire were reported yesterday in a Syrian village very close to the...

Middle East
  • May 20, 2011
  • 4 min read

Obama's 'Arab Spring' speech portends little change

President Barack Obama yesterday sought to recast the US relationship with the Arab world,...

United States