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  • Libya
    The Battle for Libya’s Oil

    The rival factions have all but obliterated Libya’s conduits to the outside world. The nation’s major airports lie in smoking ruins. Merchant ships shun its ports. Most embassies (including America’s) and foreign businesses have ceased their operations in the country. In recent months, the fighting has centered on the nation’s central-bank reserves and oil facilities.

  • Credi Rating
    Saudi Arabia’s Credit Rating Outlook Cut to Negative at S&P

    Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, had the outlook on its credit grade cut to negative by Standard & Poor’s while other struggling energy-producing nations had their ratings lowered.

  • Saudi Arabia and 9/11
    Opinion: Was the Saudi Government Complicit in the 9/11 Attacks?

    Moussaoui’s anecdotes about Saudi perfidy are not plausible. Anyone who has read his testimony can see that he is not mentally well, and in any case one of Al Qaeda’s aims was to drive a wedge between the United States and Saudi Arabia so as more easily to overthrow the House of Saud. Most of the Al Qaeda governing board consisted of expatriate Egyptians, part of the al-Zawahiri Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which had merged with Al Qaeda. Yet bin Laden chose Saudi youth as the muscle for the 9/11 operation rather than the numerous Egyptians, Yemenis and other Arab nationalities. In so doing, he was trying to alienate Washington from Riyadh.

  • Saudi Economy
    If you think gas is cheap these days, look what it costs in Saudi Arabia

    “We should have freaked out when oil went to $100 a barrel,” said Fahad M. Alturki, Jadwa’s chief economist. “That was a sleeping pill that allowed us not to worry about long-term problems. When are we going to break the reliance on oil as our main source of revenue?”   More likely, Sudairy said, the government would monitor oil prices closely for about 18 months and rethink strategy if they did not rebound.

  • U.S. - Israel
    Netanyahu’s Congress Address Strains US-Israel Ties

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's impending address to Congress has ignited a firestorm of controversy among the country's politicians and pundits, who are lambasting the move for corroding the strategic alliance with the United States.

  • Islam and Extremism
    Opinion: Declaring War on Radical Islam Is Not a Counterterrorism Strategy

    The United States and its allies are in a conflict with certain groups who would like to convince the world that they are the true representatives of Islam. We will succeed in that war only if we stay focused on the key element of counterterrorism strategy: excellent intelligence gained through maintenance of a first-rate intelligence community and sharing of intelligence with others; the ability to project deadly force when needed against specific groups and targets who wish us harm; and enlistment of Muslim and non-Muslim countries and communities around the world to do their fair share in combatting terrorism and addressing its root causes—be those poor governance, weak states, religious incitement, or psychologically marginalized individuals looking for outlets for their rage.

  • Libya
    Strike closes Hariga oil port, Libya’s last onshore export terminal

    A strike by security guards has closed Libya's eastern oil port of Hariga, the country's last functioning export port apart from two offshore fields, a port official said on Sunday.

  • Afghanistan
    Afghanistan drone strike ‘kills IS commander Abdul Rauf’

    A drone strike in Afghanistan has killed a militant commander who recently swore allegiance to Islamic State (IS), officials say. The police chief of Helmand said that former Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Rauf had died in the Nato strike.

  • Syria
    Opinion: Engaging in Politics, Assad-Style

    In the regime’s view, it is the U.S.-led coalition’s only viable partner in northeast Syria. The disarray of the former Free Syrian Army means it will not revive there, and the Kurdish PYD will not extend beyond its autonomous zone in al-Hasakeh. The regime is working to reinforce its standing further. Having started to rebuild ties with local clans in Deir ez-Zor last summer, it is now doing the same in al-Hasakeh, and may follow in Raqqah province next. The recent breakdown of the modus vivendi between regime and PYD forces in al-Hasakeh likely reflects a regime attempt to improve its strategic position and buttress its claim to be the only power that can secure the border area with Iraq.

  • ISIS Numbers
    How Many Fighters Does the Islamic State Really Have?

    It still isn’t clear precisely how many fighters ISIL has, but its total force is likely to be closer to 100,000 than to 30,000 (although, unlike the martyrdom-seeking fanatics in its ranks, ISIL’s conscripts are more likely to turn tail and run in a tough situation). The low-end estimates are simply too low to be realistic, while the high-end estimates—of which many observers are intuitively skeptical—are far more plausible than they first appear once one attempts to break them down more systematically.