Published in The Mideast Wire Blog
What did Donald Trump mean when he said that oil prices are “artificially high”, and what motivated him to make this announcement? In fact, this is an act of self-preservation as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation continues to look more menacing for the Trump camp. Continue
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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, as well as the visions of several other GCC countries, feature privatisation as a key policy instrument. Although the diversification efforts that the Arabian Gulf countries are exerting are without global precedent, privatisation is a relatively mature policy domain, especially in the wake of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s trailblazing wave of privatisation during the 1980s. What lessons should the Gulf countries keep in mind as they consider selling off state assets? Continue Published in the LSE Middle East Center Blog
When senior figures from governments and civil society comment on terrorism, they almost always raise the issue of economic policy: if young, unmarried men had jobs and a bright economic future, they would not be tempted by violence. Counterterrorism policy should therefore go beyond security measures to include economic reforms. This view makes sense, but is it based on an accurate understanding of how terrorists are made? Continue Published in The National
Last week, the Bahrain government announced the discovery of large natural resource deposits, including approximately 80 billion barrels of shale oil, and 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. While there remain questions over the precise extraction cost, and the volume of recoverable oil and gas, at this stage, Bahrainis should feel reasonably confident that they will experience a significant windfall in the coming years. How should the government look to spend it? Continue نُشر في صحيفة الحياة
أصبحت سياسة التمييز الإيجابي لمصلحة الفئات التي تعاني من التمييز السلبي ظاهرة شائعة في العالم الغربي، كعندما تشترط الجامعات حداً أدنى من المقاعد للإناث أو لذوي العرق الأسود. وتم استيراد مثل هذه السياسات في الدول الخليجية، ولكن ليس بشكل منهجي أو علني. فعلى سبيل المثال، تسعى مجالس الشورى الخليجية إلى تعيين إناث لضمان تمثيل سيدات المجتمع، ولكن عادة لا توجد لوائح تنص على عدد محدد منهن. فهل يجب الانتقال إلى سياسة علنية رسمية دعماً للمرأة الخليجية؟ المزيد |
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