AD’s All New Top Ten Podcast Countdown: #6 Erdoğan plays a long game

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1. Of football and peace talks
   

   Summary: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues his rehabilitation drive with diplomatic initiatives and further eye-wateringly expensive forays into the world of professional sport....

2. Oil: on the other hand….
   

   Summary: a 15 percent hike in the price of Brent since early July has re-energised the oil bulls. However, there remain forces pulling in both directions suggesting that a price in the US$80-90pb range at year-end is still more likely than US$100....

3. Oil: Revisiting My Forecast
   

   Summary: the thinking behind my decision to lower my forecast for Brent crude on 31 December to USD55-60 per barrel (pb) rests primarily on three reports published recently by the International Energy Agency which point to the current surplus in supply swelling still further....

4. A state looking to be conquered
   

   Summary: Egypt is severely weakened economically, militarily, and diplomatically, rendering it unable to counterbalance Israeli aggression in the region. This diminished capacity is attributable to Egypt's significant debt, reliance on U.S. military aid, and a foreign policy still largely within the American orbit....