What's happening in the Oil Markets?
Senior Research Fellow Paul Rivlin analyzes recent trends in the global energy markets and how they reflect, and influence, regional events in the Middle East.
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Africa - the arena of Saudi - Qatari conflict in the field of food security (Hebrew)
Dr. Nahum Shiloh investigates how Africa has become an arena for the expression of Saudi -Qatari rivalry. In Hebrew.
The Gulf Arab states and Israel since 1967: from ‘no negotiation’ to tacit cooperation
Uzi Rabi and Chelsi Mueller investigate the changing posture of the Gulf Arab states towards Israel, post-1967, in their latest peer-reviewed article for the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.
Summit or siesta?
Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the 2017 Arab League Summit held in Jordan contained little substantive content, but nevertheless served as an indicator of current political dynamics.
Will Low Oil Prices Force Change In the GCC?
Paul Rivlin explains the effects of falling oil prices on the political bargain between the GCC states and their citizens.
The Tiran and Sanafir Islands at the Heart of an Online Protest
Michael Barak analyzes the reaction on Egyptian and Saudi social media to the transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir Islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.
Unwanted Guest? The Social Media Campaign against Azmi Bishara in the Gulf
Nachum Shiloh examines the campaign in Gulf social media against Azmi Bishara.
$800 Billion and Rising: The Costs of the Arab Winter
Paul Rivlin discusses the economic implications of the Arab Spring.
Arab Use of Energy: Oil out, Renewable Energy in
Yitzhak Gal discusses the Arab world's strategy for overcoming the threat of diminishing oil reserves: increased investment in renewable energy projects.
Arab Monarchies: The Fateful Hour?
Director Uzi Rabi presents the challenges Arab monarchies are facing after two years of regional upheaval.