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Women at centre of Saudi King’s reforms
KING Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz began a policy of gradual reform on his ascent to the Saudi throne on August 1, 2005 - long before the advent of the ‘Arab Spring’. One of the dramatic changes relates to...
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As ‘dollar bloc’ comes apart, policymakers brace for trouble
A clean break in the renminbi’s link to the dollar, which has existed since China started opening its economy in the late 1970s, would herald the demise of a “dollar bloc” that has dominated global...
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China cautiously engages with the Middle East to protect its interests
BEIJING’S increasing involvement in the Middle East has important economic, diplomatic, and military implications for the region, China and the world. While beefing up its presence in the Middle East...
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Syria’s wars: the certain losers and likely winners
FOR ALL the confusion about Syria’s civil war, there’s no doubt about the big loser – the Syrian people. But nearly every regional power that has intervened to advance its own interests has also paid a...
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Oil-dependent Iraq weighs production freeze
IRAQ is the second largest producer of oil in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after Saudi Arabia and was the second biggest contributor to the rise in global oil supplies in...
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