Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 14

1-Apr-2011

Political Comment (1 April 2011)

In Libya the military pendulum swung briefly in favor of the opposition forces before being reversed by Qadhafi loyalists. NATO has now taken full command of enforcing UN resolution 1973. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad is blaming outsiders for popular unrest, as are various members of the Bahraini government. Egypt's military rulers have set a September deadline for parliamentary elections.

Libyan...