Parliamentary Elections in Iran Reveal the Nature of the Regime
Iranians went to the polls last week to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections. The turnout, despite government reports, was quite low compared to previous elections.
Environment
The Middle East Post-Petroleum: Averting the Storm Preview
The Middle East Post-Petroleum: Averting the Storm
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Environmental Insecurity in Saudi Arabia
Environmental Insecurity in Saudi Arabia
The transformation from an arid land into a world-class city
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
I was born on the shores of a desert, a harsh unforgiving environment where even polluted sour-tasting ground water was scarce and had to be hauled daily from distant man-made wells.
Food Insecurity: The Basic Threat in an Overburdened Region
Food Insecurity: The Basic Threat in an Overburdened Region
Water Insecurity, Climate Change and Governance in the Arab World
Water Insecurity, Climate Change and Governance in the Arab World
Internal and External Security in the Arab Gulf States
Internal and External Security in the Arab Gulf States
What Could Go Wrong for China?
Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr., USFS (Ret.)
Washington, DC
Lord Lamont asked me to consider what could go wrong for China. I have concluded, first, that China is a nice place to carp at but you wouldn't want to have to run the place. Second, that a great deal could go wrong with it and some of it will, but most of it won't.
China in the Times to Come
Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr., USFS (Ret.)
Washington, DC
We are here to inaugurate a new center for research, analysis, and education about China, a country to our far West that never stops challenging the minds of those who study it or the character of those who rule it. No country has had a history of comparable continuity.
Environmental Security and Regional Stability in the Persian Gulf
Environmental Security and Regional Stability in the Persian Gulf