Posted on Tue, July 3, 2012 at 21:36 pm CEST
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Assessing Iraq’s Oil Industry

This article provides an overview of Iraq’s oil and gas industry, focusing in particular on its history since 2003 under the Coalition Provisional Authority and the sovereign Iraqi government… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Energy • Iraq • Iraqi Kurdistan • Kurdistan • OPEC • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, February 28, 2012 at 23:50 pm CET
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Oil Remains King; When it Comes to Energy Production It’s A Case of Drill or Be Drilled

Here’s what you need to know about the current U.S. debate on energy… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Energy • Europe • OPEC • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, November 27, 2011 at 21:18 pm CET
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The Coming Oil-Shale Revolution?

To preface, when it comes to global petroleum supplies, a distinction is drawn between… Continue reading

Topics: Energy • Iraq • Islamism • OPEC • Saudi Arabia • United States of America • Wahhabism 
Posted on Wed, July 20, 2011 at 18:44 pm CEST
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A Tainted Alliance: The Rise and Fall of American Influence in Iran

The memory of centuries of foreign manipulation and interference is a constant factor in the foreign and domestic policy of modern Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Alon Sheinberg • Anti-Americanism • Britain • Iran • Russian Federation • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 01:14 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia Cannot Pump Enough Oil to Keep a Lid on Prices

The US fears that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter, may not have enough reserves to prevent oil prices escalating, confidential cables from… Continue reading

Topics: OPEC • Saudi Arabia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, November 19, 2010 at 10:17 am CET
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After The Yom Kippur War

In July 1972, the Egyptian President announced that he had asked the Soviet government to withdraw its “advisers” from Egypt. The reason, he said, was that the Soviets had refused his requests for more sophisticated weapons with which to attack Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, October 24, 2010 at 19:29 pm CEST
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Iran To Hold OPEC Presidency for First Time in 36 Years

For the first time in 36 years, Iran will assume the presidency of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It will hold the presidency for one year starting January 1, 2011. Iran’s Oil Minister Mas’ud Mir-Kazemi was unanimously elected as… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • OPEC