Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 17

25-Apr-2011

Political Comment (25 April 2011)

The UK, France and Italy are leading Western efforts to see how military pressure can be increased on the Tripoli government with the aim of ending the current stalemate in Libya. Syrias state of emergency has been lifted, but there is no sign of the unrest stopping. Algeria is preparing to study possible constitutional changes as part of efforts to deflect popular protests. The war of words across the...