Regardless of who is elected president, Washington may choose to let lapse a struggling U.S. initiative aimed at achieving greater security cooperation between MENA states.
Articles tagged: ‘Oman’
Oman’s debt crisis
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA growing debt crisis imperils Oman’s vaunted ability to maintain neutrality in a tough neighbourhood.
Oil: Peak Demand Revisited
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA Democrat clean sweep on 3 November would bring all four of the world’s biggest economies more or less into line on reducing emissions, with potentially major implications for peak oil demand.
Ibadism and Oman’s stance of ‘active neutralisation’
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWe are pleased to publish Grace Dunn’s winning entry in the inaugural Arab Digest – Anglo-Omani Society Essay Competition for Year 12 and Year 13 students (ages 16 -18).
Et tu, Bahrain?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s decision to follow the UAE in normalising relations with Israel may be another “stab in the back” for the Palestinians; but it is also a timely reelection boost for Donald Trump.
The Great Retreat: America’s diplomatic withdrawal from the Middle East
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Great Retreat: America's diplomatic withdrawal from the Middle East
The Influencers
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Influencers
Oman faces a rise in Covid-19 cases
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA jump in coronavirus cases has put further pressure on Oman’s economy as Sultan Haitham grapples with a “perfect storm” of low revenues and rising debt levels in the midst of the pandemic.
The Gulf States and Iran: a complex relationship that is often tense and never dull
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Gulf States and Iran: a complex relationship that is often tense and never dull
Oman shaken out of stasis
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailOman’s new Sultan has seized upon the twin shocks of Covid-19 and the oil price crash to carry out vigorous economic reforms.