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Population ControlSaudi Arabia mulls birth control policy
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah is considering implementing a population control policy following a doubling of the population in just 15 years.
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U.S. Ground Forces in IraqTask force denies reports U.S. engaged in ground combat with Islamic State
Contrary to reports coming out of Iraq, U.S. troops have not engaged in ground combat with the Sunni insurgent group Islamic State, according to the task force in charge of running daily operations in the U.S. and coalition mission known as Operation Inherent Resolve.
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OilSaudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Drop Was Sign of Weaker Demand
Saudi Arabia shipped 10 percent less oil overseas in October than it did a year earlier, signaling demand was falling even before OPEC decided a month later to hold production unchanged with prices plunging.
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Global ConflictCenter for Preventive Action: Preventive Priorities Survey 2015
This fall, CFR's Center for Preventive Action (CPA) solicited suggestions from the general public on potential conflicts that could erupt or escalate next year. CPA narrowed down the nearly one thousand suggestions to the top thirty, and invited more than 2,200 government officials, academics, and foreign policy experts to rank them by their potential effects on U.S. interests and likelihood of occurring in 2015. CPA then categorized the scenarios into three tiers, in order of priority for U.S. leaders.
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TransportationSaudi Rail 2015 to leverage $45b projects in the sector
Rail projects account for 32 percent of total GCC transportation developments valued at $298 billion. Transportation makes up to 20 percent of the total construction spend in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where nearly $25 billion is at the bidding stage or under development in the railway sector. The Saudi network will be further improved by adding 3,900 km of track through three major railway projects.
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Pakistani TalibanTaliban storm an elite army high school in Pakistan
Taliban militants stormed an elite army high school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 126 students and teachers and holding others hostage, in one of the worst school shootings in modern times, according to Pakistani security and hospital officials. More than three hours after the siege began at mid-day on a Pakistan military installation in Peshawar, explosions and gunfire continued to be heard coming from the school.
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OilSaudi Oil Minister Naimi: ‘Why should we cut production?’
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi shrugged off suggestions that the world's biggest crude exporter might cut production to halt tumbling prices, saying the Kingdom's output had remained steady through last month.
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Saudi Oil PolicyOpinion: Why Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Is Holding Strong on Oil Prices
What to expect, then, if you believe (as I do) that the Saudis are not primarily driven by geopolitical reasons? Then you will still come to the conclusion that change is unlikely in coming months. Saudi officials remain singed by the experience of the 1980s, when, in the face of a non-OPEC supply surge, Saudi Arabia cut production -- yet was still unable to bolster price. Looking at the changing dynamics of the oil market, particularly in light of the boom in U.S. shale production, Saudi officials are concerned about a repeat performance of that 1980s dynamic.
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Saudi SuccessionSaudi Arabia’s new King Salman moves quickly to settle succession
Saudi Arabia’s new king moved swiftly on Friday to name the country’s interior minister as deputy crown prince, making him the second-in-line to the throne, as he promised to continue the policies of his predecessors in a nationally televised speech.
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Central Asia: Fighters to SyriaSyria Calling: Radicalisation in Central Asia
Ethnic Uzbeks, including citizens of Uzbekistan, are most numerous among the Central Asians with the Islamic State, but Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, Turkmen and Tajiks are also well represented. Some are recruited at home; others are radicalised abroad, often as migrant workers. The problem is acute in southern Kyrgyzstan, where the risks are amplified by the alienation of the Uzbek community since the violence in Osh in 2010.
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