Oil price war threatens U.S. sense of energy security
The political economy of oil prices in the United States is complicated.
The United States is the world's largest oil consumer and one of its...
Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
In Riyadh, it’s the G20 vs. COVID-19
The extraordinary “virtual” G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Thursday will probably be the most significant since the group was founded in 1999....
Britain's oil demand is growing again Kemp
UK petroleum consumption is growing at some of the fastest rates for a decade, as strong economic growth and cheaper fuel prices spur increased...
When will the Yemeni war end?
Many have been asking, either for good reasons or due to ill intentions, when the war in Yemen will end, particularly ever since the...
I was held in Iran for 13 months This is why I think Jason...
Everything that's been happening to Jason Rezaian and his family over the past 15 months feels familiar.
Jason Rezaian is a journalist. I'm also a...
Oil production freeze is only the first step
Oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar announced on Tuesday an agreement to freeze their oil output levels provided other major producers...
Palestinians offered an opening by US senators’ letter
Eight US senators have urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to provide aid to Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip...
The way forward
After four months of sustained and determined political efforts, Egypt successfully drove both Fatah and Hamas to seal an accord of national Palestinian reconciliation...
Ammon Bundy and the myth of the American West
The arrest of Ammon Bundy and many of his supporters last week left one man dead and a handful of protesters still occupying a...
