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Save to My PortfolioSlipping Oil Prices: Is the Oil Rich Middle East Prepared?

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, October 21, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Slipping Oil Prices: Is the Oil Rich Middle East Prepared?In the first commentary in the series, Food, Fuel, and Finance: How Will the Middle East Weather the Global Economic Crisis? Djavad Salehi-Isfahani examines how declining oil prices will affect government spending and youth-targeted development in the region. Compared to the 1980’s oil price collapse, today’s policy-makers face a more complex set of challenges, including a volatile global economy and large numbers of unemployed youth. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioWill Oil Profits Reshape the Middle East?

Kenneth M. Pollack, July 13, 2008, The New York Times

Will Oil Profits Reshape the Middle East?Kenneth Pollack explores the idea that profits from record high oil prices may lead to a new era of diversified economies and employment in the Middle East. Pollack believes the idea is incorrect, because even though there is more money coming in, it is not being spent where it is most needed. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMiddle East’s Economic Paradox

Navtej Dhillon, Jad Chaaban and Tarik Yousef, June 26, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Middle East’s Economic ParadoxAccording to a recent study by the Middle East Youth Initiative, the region loses $25 billion a year due to youth unemployment. Navtej Dhillon, MEYI Director/Fellow, Jad Chaaban, Assistant Professor at American University of Beirut, and Tarik Yousef, Brookings Senior Fellow and Dean of the Dubai School of Government, discuss country statistics and regional policy implications. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Rights in the Gulf

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Qatar Tribune/Jalal PathiyoorIn the context of the recently released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 and the Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 by the United States Department of State, the Brookings Doha Center, a Project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, organized a policy discussion with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Erica Barks-Ruggles, to speak on the subject of human rights in the Gulf. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioRising Oil Prices and the Growth of Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds

Monday, May 26, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Doha, Qatar

On May 26, 2008, The Brookings Doha Center, a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, hosted Dr. Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations Fellow at the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, for a policy luncheon. The discussion focused on the rapid growth of Sovereign Wealth Funds throughout the world and their financial impact on world markets and U.S. policy. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIran's Economy: Short Term Performance and Long Term Potential

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, May 23, 2008, Congressional staff briefing hosted by Security for a New Century

Iran's Economy: Short Term Performance and Long Term PotentialIn recent remarks at a Congressional staff briefing hosted by Security for a New Century, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani addressed current trends in Iran’s economy. He noted that high levels of investment, an increasingly active private sector, low poverty levels, and a lively public debate on the economy provide hope for long-term stability and development. Yet high levels of youth unemployment, especially among women, and weak institutions remain areas for concern. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioRising Oil Prices, Declining National Security

David B. Sandalow, May 22, 2008, House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rising Oil Prices, Declining National SecurityAs gasoline prices continue to set new records, David Sandalow recently testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the national security threats posed by rising oil prices. Drawing from his book Freedom from Oil, Sandalow emphasized the potential for plug-in electric vehicles to help solve the problem.” Read More

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Save to My PortfolioOil in the Gulf: Expanding Assets, Expanding Influence

Monday, May 12, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On May 12, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy held a forum to discuss rising oil prices and the affects on the Gulf States.  Featured speakers Fareed Mohamedi and Jean-Francois Seznec joined moderator and Brookings Senior Fellow Suzanne Maloney to debate the issues.  Read More

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Save to My PortfolioEconomic and Political Development Report: Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman, April 2008, The Brookings Institution

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman met with business leaders, academics, journalists, and civic activists in Saudi Arabia. Among their key findings are that many Saudis welcomed the emergence of a more open atmosphere, pointing to King Abdullah’s ascension to the throne, dynamism in neighboring Gulf states, and a new “post-post-9/11” environment as key catalysts for the change. Yet, there was frustration at the unpredictability and arbitrariness of the newly expanded social and political space. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioHow the Iraq War Has Empowered Iran

Suzanne Maloney, March 21, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Five years into war in Iraq, Suzanne Maloney assesses the changed and growing relationship between Iraq and Iran.  She concludes that Iran's investments in Iraq reflect the fact that Tehran has an interest in ensuring a friendly government in Baghdad, and that the U.S. will have to utilize new approaches to contain Iran.  Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIs Energy Independence the Answer to the Problems of the Middle East?

Thursday, March 13, 2008
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Washington, DC

In its seventh session, the Crisis in the Middle East Task Force addressed the topic “Is Energy Independence the Answer to the Problems of the Middle East?” This session, hosted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy on March 13, 2008, considered both the possibilities and the ramifications of decreasing U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Iran National Intelligence Estimate and Intelligence Assessment Capabilities

Thursday, December 20, 2007
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Dr. Gary Samore of the Council on Foreign Relations presented ideas on the technical significance of the recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran and its implications for diplomatic efforts to prevent or delay Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIran: The Gulf Between Us

Flynt L. Leverett, January 24, 2006, The New York Times

Opinion by Flynt L. Leverett, New York Times (1/24/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioSecuring the Persian Gulf: Washington Must Manage Both External Aggression and Internal Instability

Kenneth M. Pollack, Fall 2003, The Brookings Review

America's primary interest in the Persian Gulf is ensuring the free and stable flow of the region's oil to the world at large. Washington's aim is not simply to keep oil flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but also to prevent any potentially hostile sta Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDoes Saudi Arabia Still Matter? Differing Perspectives on the Kingdom and Its Oil

Fiona Hill and Shibley Telhami, November/December 2002, Foreign Affairs

Article by Fiona Hill and Shibley Telhami in Foreign Affairs (November/December 2002) Read More

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