Saudi Arabia isn’t flooding oil market ahead of freeze talks
Saudi Arabia's oil production hit a record in July, according to published statistics, and is likely to hit another in August, according to industry...
Absence of civility in Austria
Recently, an Italian friend told me, “Arabs blessed us with their presence in Europe for 700 years.We have been so lucky!” Although this is...
Understanding Israel's new – and nameless – intifada
Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss about what to call this amorphous,...
Ratings agency signals Saudi downgrades
Moody’s Investors Service has played the role of bearer of bad news for the Saudi economy. On 4 March Moody’s announced that Saudi sovereigns...
Western dream of regime change in Iran is over, so what's next?
The signing of the nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 answered a question that has bedeviled the U.S.-Iranian relationship for 36 years.
Decades after...
Super Tuesday victories are nice, but Trump was already a 'winner'
"We have expanded the Republican Party," Donald Trump declared in Palm Beach, Florida, as he discussed his Super Tuesday primary wins. "We are going...
How to respond to Russia in Syria while avoiding World War Three
As Syrian rebels face an onslaught of Russian bombs ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, back in Washington President Barack Obama faces incoming volleys...
Russia and America prep forces for Arctic war
President Barack Obama's recent trip to Alaska helped draw attention to global climate change - and to the national-security tensions that could result from...
Are Syrian refugees a security threat to the Middle East?
Many of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees arriving in Europe were previously living in camps and cities across Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan....
A solid ray of economic sunshine
Amidst all the gloomy news of ratings downgrades and a slowing Saudi economy there is at least one ray of sunshine and it could...
