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In Search of a Strategy for the Middle East

From On December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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By James Russell

As suggested most recently by Stephen Walt, a regrettable and recurring theme of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy in the Gulf and the Middle East over the last four years has been the lack of any sense of strategic priorities or objectives in the region. What lies [...]

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U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Carry High Cost for Global Economy

From On November 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) special report released here Friday.

Based on consulations with a group of nine bipartisan [...]

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High Frequency Trading, “Dark Pools”, and Large Energy Price Shocks (read: war in the Gulf)

From On October 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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About 32 percent of all stock trades in the US stock markets are being done “off market” in “dark pools” and other confidential “trading platforms”. Trading on well-known markets such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ has been dropping precipitously.

The “dark pools” have taken over some increasing [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On September 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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“U.S., allies in Gulf naval exercise as Israel, Iran face off”: Reuters reports on the mineclearing exercise scheduled to take place in the coming days in the Strait of Hormuz:

Publicly announced in July, the operation, known as IMCMEX-12, focuses on clearing mines that Tehran, or guerrilla groups, might deploy [...]

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Shadow Banking and War with Iran

From On September 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Shadow banks may control about 25 to 30 percent of the word’s financial system. They may be about 50 percent of all banking assets in the world. I say may in both of those sentences because it is hard to tell how big this financial sector is. The United States may [...]

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Bahraini Repression Amidst a Failing Strategy

From On September 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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This week’s decision by the Bahraini court of appeals to uphold the prison terms against Bahraini opposition activists is a travesty of justice and an indication that Bahraini repression continues unabated.

Bahraini officials, when confronted with angry world reaction to the court’s decision, cynically hid behind the claim they would [...]

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Israel and Iran: A Lesson from a “Dispute-Resolution-Game”

From On May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Peter Jenkins

Recent news out of Israel prompts me to write briefly about a recent experience.

Three weeks ago I was asked to serve as an adviser to the participants in a dispute-resolution exercise at a British academy. The focus of the exercise was Iran’s uranium enrichment programme. The participants were divided into four teams: Iran, [...]

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