More: Saudi Arabia
Deal, No Deal
It has been a topsy-turvy story for the most traded and (politically and economically) significant commodity in the world. Welcome to the world of...
Is the survival of the regime at risk in Saudi Arabia?
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
The politics and economics of Saudisation
T he rent-based economy in Saudi Arabia has shown its limits since the drop of oil prices in 2014. Indeed, the country is...
World military spending: increases in the USA and Europe, decreases in oil-exporting countries
T otal world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 per cent in real terms from 2015, according...
Is Syrian Crisis Will Lead to Third Word War?
S yria has been passing through the throes of civil war. Due to this crisis, out of approximately 23 million Syrian population, about...
The United Nations Needs To Do Their Job
W hen a small band of Deep State criminals and hooligans can manage to literally hijack the most powerful country on earth,...
An answer to the chemical weapon blame game: Assad is neither mad nor an idiot
S hooting from the hip with unerring accuracy was the Wild West according to Hollywood. As anyone who has ever fired a pistol...
Fayez al-Sarraj’s attempt to take hold of NOC
O n March 24 last, al-Sarraj dissolved his Petroleum Ministry and formally acquired direct control over the National Oil Company (NOC), namely the...
Vienna Accord and the Rising inventories
It has not been a happy story hitherto for oil markets as the prices continue to be under pressure. The recent inventory build-up of...
Saudi king’s “Clash of Civilizations”, convergence with Indonesia’s hypocrisy and opportunism
When my older sister who lives in Germany came to Indonesia recently, we gave her the royal treatment. Well, she’s family after all, and...