Oil: The Eye Of The Storm?
Summary: despite the relative calm of the past month, energy markets remain mired in uncertainty with volatility only likely to increase.
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The Expo party is over. Now what?
Summary: with the closing of Dubai’s world fair questions are raised about its legacy.
Captagon
Summary: Captagon “the jihadist’s drug” widely used in the Middle East, but reports that it turns jihadists into superfighters are exaggerated.
Israeli arms exports
Summary: Israel ranks no. 11 among arms exporters, mainly drones and other high-tech. Controversy at home and abroad.
Syria, Russia, Europe and Turkey
Summary: Syria and the migration crisis – ambitious EU/Turkey agreement – wider consequences.
Libya: slipping away
Summary: Since the Libyan revolution in 2011 we have consistently taken the view that the constitutional roadmap announced immediately after the liberation of Tripoli has been followed remarkably closely.
Syria: the human cost
Summary: the appalling bloodshed and destruction in Syria continues unabated.
Lebanon: waiting on Syria
Summary: of all Syria’s neighbours Lebanon is the most painfully affected by the civil war. The massive flow of refugees is putting Lebanese resources under unbearable strain.