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Salon.com
November 19, 2001
Damien Cave |
The United States of oil No administration has ever been more in bed with the energy industry -- but does that mean Big Oil is calling Bush's shots? First of two parts...   |
Salon.com
June 18, 2002
Laura Miller |
Before Baghdad burns The author of a new book on Iraq cautions that a U.S. invasion to get rid of Saddam Hussein could be even more dangerous than his weapons of mass destruction. |
Salon.com
September 24, 2002
Ian Williams |
Bush to Arab world: Drop dead Driven by right-wing ideologues and his own zeal, President Bush has taken Ariel Sharon's side in the Middle East even while plotting a war with Iraq. Foreign policy experts say that's a dangerous combination. |
Salon.com
March 20, 2002
Hadani Ditmars |
Denis Halliday The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe... |
Parameters
Winter 2005/2006
Bradley L. Bowman |
Realism and Idealism: US Policy toward Saudi Arabia, from the Cold War to Today Before analyzing US policy toward Saudi Arabia during the Cold War and developing a strategy for the future, it is important to gain a better understanding of realist interests and idealist values. |
U.S. Banker
February 2007
Lee Conrad |
And Now for the Big Political Headache: Iran Most of the Middle East is enjoying a booming economy, despite the three-year incursion in Iraq. But as President Bush fields increased criticism over the invasion, neighboring Iran remains in flux. |
Salon.com
October 29, 2001
Damien Cave |
Stuck in the Gulf Could Central Asian oil, piped through a rebuilt Afghanistan, wean the West from the Mideast? Chances are slim... |
Salon.com
December 20, 2001
Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Iraq: Stuck in the Middle with You The news from Iraq overlooks that nation's importance in global energy. Given the trends, investors would be wise to include major, geographically diverse oil producers in their portfolios. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Anthony York |
How big a war? Hawk Paul Wolfowitz wants the U.S. to attack Iraq. Colin Powell doesn't -- and nobody knows who has Bush's ear... |
Salon.com
October 9, 2002
Robert Scheer |
Bush vs. the CIA As the president plays up the threat Saddam Hussein poses to America, the CIA plays it down. |
BusinessWeek
March 13, 2006
Peter Coy |
Oil Pricing: Don't Underestimate The Fear Factor The Middle East money gusher is fed by many wellsprings, and one of them is fear. |
Salon.com
October 11, 2002
William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
Parameters
Summer 2007
Gawdat Bahgat |
Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East It is time that those responsible for crafting the policies and strategies for the region understand that US and Iranian interests are not by definition mutually exclusive. |
Parameters
Autumn 2005
Chris Zambelis |
The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East Promoting democracy in the Middle East will mark a positive shift in American foreign policy if and when Washington decides to back up its rhetoric with action. |
Reason
January 2003
Mueller & Lindsey |
Should We Invade Iraq? A debate |
Reason
June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
David Lee Smith |
$200 Crude in 2012? With U.S. forces exiting, the Persian Gulf region becomes a tinderbox. |
Salon.com
September 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Friends like these Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally... |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Asla Aydintasbas |
The Kurdish dilemma Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed. |
Parameters
Summer 2008
Jeffrey Record |
Retiring Hitler and "Appeasement" from the National Security Debate History has proven that negotiating with terrorists and radicals won't work. |
Salon.com
November 20, 2001
Damien Cave |
Oily waters Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts... |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Oil Again on Center Stage The international economic and political response to the attacks of Sept. 11 put oil front and center. Investors, what now? |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
Stanley Reed |
One Giant Step For Iraq, Smaller Steps Elsewhere Outsiders may think of the Middle East as a bleak disaster zone, but on the ground there are signs of a shift, particularly on the economic front. |
Mother Jones
Jan/Feb 2002
Ken Silverstein & David Isenberg |
Political Intelligence What happens when U.S. spies get the goods -- and the government won't listen? |
Salon.com
August 6, 2002
Robert Scheer |
The Baghdad double-whammy George the Younger sees a chance to boost his sluggish poll ratings and avenge daddy's big political mistake. |
Salon.com
September 24, 2002
Anthony York |
Bush doctrine makes waves overseas International reaction to new policy of preemptive strikes casts a suspicious eye on "imperialist" designs. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2011
Rich Smith |
Prussian Peaceniks Promote General Dynamics With Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon already lining up to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, it's clear that if Germans scruple at the thought of "arming dictators," American arms dealers do not. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
The Outlook for Oil: What Lies Ahead? Surging oil prices are squeezing U.S. corporate profits, contributing to bankruptcies and forcing some companies out of business altogether. With the threat of war in Iraq and a drastic cut in supply from strike-bound Venezuela, companies are braced for further increases soon. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: OPEC Still not fully understood by the most of the public, we think it's time to introduce you to five things you didn't know about OPEC, your friendly neighborhood oil cartel. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Stanley Reed |
Suddenly, the Saudis Want to Close Some Deals If you want to see how the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq may be changing the Middle East, you need look no further than the breakthrough gas deal signed by Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Total Group in Saudi Arabia. |
Parameters
Autumn 2007
Christopher Hemmer |
Responding to a Nuclear Iran What should American foreign policy be if current efforts to discourage Iran from developing nuclear weapons fail? |
Salon.com
October 16, 2002
Robert Scheer |
War and peace President Bush could learn a thing or two from Jimmy Carter. |
Salon.com
September 30, 2002
Arianna Huffington |
Osama who? The White House's focus on Saddam is meant to divert attention from America's still-AWOL Public Enemy No. 1. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
David Lee Smith |
More Oil, Please? The President's request for increased OPEC oil output may be difficult to fulfill. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Jordan's Prince Hassan: A `Dynamic Moderate' In a Time of Extremism It may seem like only extremists are being heard in the cacophony of the Middle East crisis these days, but Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan claims there are great opportunities now for moderate voices as well to become prominent in the debate... |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2003
Stanley Reed |
The Regime Change That Backfired With American and British troops occupying Iraq and the Bush Administration rattling its sabers at Iran, Stephen Kinzer's entertaining and sometimes shocking All the Shah's Men is timely indeed. |
Reason
June 2003
Jesse Walker |
What Next for U.S. Foreign Policy? Power, stability, and the post-Iraq world order: interviews with three men with very different ideas about the emerging world system. |
Salon.com
February 8, 2002
Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
Inc.
March 1, 2003
Walter Russell Mead |
The Storm Before the Calm Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies? |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Saudi Oil: A Slippery Future? Saudi Arabia's oil minister makes several reassuring comments, but can we rely on them? With so much of an important resource concentrated in one place, we'll likely see plenty of nervousness and volatility for years to come. |
Salon.com
March 9, 2001
Ben Barber |
Colin Powell veers right After conservative critics chastise him for softening sanctions against Iraq, the secretary of state hardens his line... |
National Defense
May 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Iranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenses When it comes to air-and-missile defense, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense to guard the nation against a looming Iranian threat. And it has the cash to do so. |
Salon.com
January 4, 2001
Flore de Preneuf & Daryl Lindsey |
"I hope he will be better than his father" Israelis worry, and Palestinians hope, that a new Bush administration will be tougher on them than Clinton was... |
BusinessWeek
March 13, 2006
Stanley Reed |
The New Middle East Oil Bonanza Beyond the Dubai Ports deal: Where all those billions are going. |
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
The armchair general He's been beating the drums of war for a decade. Can Beltway hawk Richard Perle finally persuade the U.S. to wage war with Iraq? |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
Stanley Reed |
Waiting For The Oil To Flow Again Not only is Iraq years from achieving its potential of producing 6 million barrels a day, but it is also still struggling to achieve its prewar output of 2.5 million -- let alone the 3.5 million or so it produced before the 1979 war with Iran. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
Andrew Sullivan |
The imperialism canard The far right and far left find agreement on the Iraq war. And couldn't be more wrong. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Robert Aronen |
What Happened to the Oil Boom? Have oil prices dropped enough to create a buying opportunity? |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Peter Coy & Forest |
Why Is Oil So Expensive Again? More demand and fears of Mideast extremism are two reasons, but prices could ease soon |
