Conferences

By Jay Johnson US foreign policy seems to follow a certain pattern. Deny Deny Deny until it can not be denied and then quietly admit the truth. The war in Iraq was about oil and regime change in Syria is also about energy. A recent DIA document details …

By Khalid AL Jaber The GCC summit to be held in Riyadh this week comes at a critical time for our region. The Yemen crisis is still going on, airstrikes have not stopped even after the end of Decisive Storm Operation, and the news of an Iran nuclear …

Yuri Poluneev Ukraine’s economy is in crisis. Experts warn that the country’s gross domestic product could shrink by 6 to 12 percent and inflation could exceed 40 percent in 2015, although one prominent economist put that figure in triple digits already. The war in eastern Ukraine has throttled the country’s …

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed on a concerted effort against terrorism by blacklisting terrorist organizations and individuals, while hailing Saudi Arabia’s efforts in tackling the menace. The decision was taken at the 16th consultative meeting of GCC interior ministers in Doha on Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister …

Infectious diseases such as Ebola could be used as a “biological weapon” but the UAE is prepared to deal with such acts of bioterrorism, a conference in the capital heard on Tuesday. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 10,000 lives as of last week …

When the P5+1 and Iran announced their framework agreement earlier this month, some analysts reiterated that a final deal would result in a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. This widely held and long-standing assumption remains largely unchallenged. But a careful look at the actual technical capability, political …