At a crucial moment, with tensions between Iran and the US running dangerously high, the region loses the voice of an independent honest broker.
Articles tagged: ‘Oman’
A brief review of a tumultuous year
Posted on2019 has seen the biggest protests in the MENA region since 2011 together with ongoing wars, escalating tensions and economic and political insecurity.
The Arab states, Israel and the Palestinians
Posted onSome Arab regimes have continued to develop their relations with Israel despite the latter’s conduct towards the Palestinians. But there’s a limit to how far they will go.
Gulf security patrols – Britain jumps ship
Posted onCompeting ideas for increased security in the Gulf “tinderbox”. UK under Johnson backs the US. Legal considerations.
Oman and the Gulf crisis
Posted onOman has a record as defuser of crises and as mediator. Currently claiming to defuse but not to mediate.
New cities in the Arab world
Posted onEgypt has four decades of experience of building new cities. Others are newer to the game. Results have often been mixed.
The Eid – cricket queers the pitch
Posted onFestival marking end of Ramadan probably 5 June. Long holidays, traditional family celebrations, a travel boom. Clash with the cricket World Cup. Multiple wars continue.
Locusts
Posted onLocust swarms around the Red Sea and across Arabia may cause serious harm depending on the next three months.
NOPEC
Posted onThe US Congress is again considering legislation against the OPEC cartel. This time it may bite the bullet.
The Warsaw “ministerial”
Posted onUS/Polish conference in Warsaw shifts focus from Iran to a wider agenda. “A new era” (Mike Pence) – not