1. Political Comment (16 April 2012)

    ...isis."   Quartet Pushes Peace Plan For reasons that can only be guessed at, the members of the international Quartet – the US, UN, Russia and EU – have decided that now is the right moment to revive their September 2011 initiative calling on the Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace deal by the en...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 16 Apr 2012
  2. Political Comment (25 April 2011)

    ...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. Syria’s st...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 17
    Published at Mon, 25 Apr 2011
  3. Political Comment (18 April 2011)

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 16 18-Apr-2011 Political Comment (18 April 2011) As the military stalemate continues on the ground in Libya, the leaders of the US, Britain and France have committed themselves to removing Col Qadhafi from power. Syria is attributing do...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 18 Apr 2011
  4. Political Comment (11 April 2011)

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 15 8-Apr-2011 Political Comment (11 April 2011) In Libya pro and anti-Qadhafi forces appear for the moment to be locked in a military and political stalemate As bloodshed continues in Yemen, the GCC is seeking to mediate between su...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 11 Apr 2011
  5. Political Comment (1 April 2011)

    ...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. Sy...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 14
    Published at Mon, 04 Apr 2011
  6. Political Comment (12 April 2010)

    ...ferendum on independence in the south in January 2011 ‒ remains to be seen. Netanyahu Pulls Out Of NSS At the signature of the START 2 treaty in Prague on 8 April, US President Barack Obama was at pains to emphasize "America's commitment to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a cornerstone of ou...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 12 Apr 2010
  7. Political Comment (20 April 2009)

    ...ymond Odierno,  remains confident that the US will complete its withdrawal from Iraq by the 31 December 2011 deadline set by President Obama.  Speaking on CNN, Gen Odierno acknowledged that “there are still some elements that are able to conduct some very serious attacks,” but, when asked to grade on...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 20 Apr 2009