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Putin: In a Nuclear Holocaust “We Will Be Martyrs, They Will Drop Dead”

October 22, 2018

Putin: In a Nuclear Holocaust “We Will Be Martyrs, They Will Drop Dead” Ever since the Euromaidan color revolution in Ukraine, the threat of a thermonuclear confrontation between Russia and the United States has been steadily growing. With the United States and NATO forces having pushed their proxy fighters literally to the border with Russia, the world’s […]

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Middle East Tensions Near Boiling Point

December 7, 2017

Middle East Tensions Near Boiling Point The 38th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit resulted in a showdown between Qatar and its Saud-led alliance counterparts. Saudi King Salman decided to send a lower diplomatic delegation in his place, chipping away at the stability in the region. Additionally, in an unexpected move, Saudi Arabia and the United […]

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Another Gulf Crisis: Dinar Devaluation Looms As Bahrain Begs Neighbors For Bailout

November 1, 2017

Another Gulf Crisis: Dinar Devaluation Looms As Bahrain Begs Neighbors For Bailout  Despite the recent rise in oil prices, all is not well among the allies in the Gulf. The ‘pegged-to-the-dollar’ Bharaini Dinar has tumbled in the last few days as Bloomberg reports the nation has asked Gulf Arab allies for financial assistance as it […]

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It’s A “Geopolitical Earthquake”: A Stunned World Responds After Saudi Alliance Cuts All Ties With Qatar

June 5, 2017

It’s A “Geopolitical Earthquake”: A Stunned World Responds After Saudi Alliance Cuts All Ties With Qatar Virtually nobody saw it coming. Late on Sunday night, the Saudi-led alliance of Gulf Arab states, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain including Egypt, shocked the world when they announced they had severed ties and closed borders with one […]

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Gulf States Not Willing To Cut Production Despite Asset Depletion

February 24, 2016

Gulf States Not Willing To Cut Production Despite Asset Depletion The oil exporting countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are likely to report twin deficits due to the downturn in oil prices and a supply glut that could expand, but even as assets are being depleted at an alarming rate none is in enough trouble to […]

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An Introduction to Yemen’s Emergency

March 28, 2015

An Introduction to Yemen’s Emergency By Helen Lacker, who has worked in all parts of Yemen since the 1970s and lived there for close to 15 years.  She has written about the country’s political economy as well as social and economic issues.  She works as a freelance rural development consultant in Yemen and elsewhere and […]

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