Quite complex . . and risky ! Syria, Iran, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East November 22, 2011 By George Friedman U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. We are now moving toward a reckoning with the consequences. The reckoning concerns the potential for a massive [...]
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November 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Geopolitics
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From 25 years ago . . sounds familiar !
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Energy
Monday, Nov. 28, 1983 By John Greenwald;Barry Hillenbrand/Bahrain Falling revenues force Persian Gulf states to curb their spending For most of the past decade, the money flowed like oil from the local gushers. All told, nearly $1 trillion poured into the sparsely populated, energy-rich Arab states along the Persian Gulf.* Now that stream has dwindled [...]
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