1. Political Comment (4 July 2011)

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 27 4-Jul-2011 Political Comment (4 July 2011) While continuing to crack down on protests across the country, the Syrian authorities have allowed opposition figures to meet openly in Damascus. Bahrain has appointed what looks like a truly in...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 27
    Published at Mon, 04 Jul 2011
  2. Political Comment (6 July 2009)

    ...rces by 31 August 2010, followed by the withdrawal of all US troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, as provided for in last year’s Status of Forces Agreement. Assuming everything goes according to plan (which is probably a rash assumption in Iraq), it is only then that a truly independent Iraq will have to...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 27
    Published at Mon, 06 Jul 2009