Information on "Energy Economics" and "Arab World"
February 2012
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22 Feb 2012
Geopolitics of Technology and the Hydrocarbon Status Quo
Author: Anis H Bajrektarevic
The Middle East – and with it the whole world – is caught in the "hydrocarbon status quo" and will make little democratic headway, argues this paper. More on «Geopolitics of Technology and the Hydrocarbon Status Quo»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Food Security, Human Security and the Black Sea
Author: Ilia Roubanis, Zefi Dimadama
Publisher: International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
This case study suggests that an environmental disaster during the summer of 2010 in the Black Sea region triggered in winter 2011 a food crisis in the Arab World; in turn, this led to massive riots, revolts, political instability, a NATO operation a... More on «Food Security, Human Security and the Black Sea»
January 2009
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2009
Getting Off Lightly? The Impact of the International Financial Crisis on the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Juliane Brach, Markus Loewe
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper examines the effects of the international financial crisis on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). More on «Getting Off Lightly? The Impact of the International Financial Crisis on the Middle East and North Africa»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Russian Perceptions on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
Author: Mark A Smith
Publisher: Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication discusses Russia's perception of the Iranian nuclear issue and argues that the country is ambivalent about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. More on «Russian Perceptions on the Iranian Nuclear Issue»
