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Breaking NewsDrones Further Worsen Image of the U.S. in the Middle East, Say PanellistsBy Faeza Abdurazak and Rohan Advani Iraq, the KRG, Oil, and the Revision of BordersBy Jean-François Seznec MEI Announces the 2nd Annual Emirates NBD Middle East Essay PrizeMEI is pleased to announce the second annual Emirates NBD Middle East Essay Prize. The topic of the paper must relate to the greater Middle East and North Africa, and the Islamic world. It may be informed by any theoretical approach or discipline. Generally, the topic of the paper should comport to one of MEI’s [...] MEI Thanks SABIC for Conference SponsorshipMEI is honored to announce SABIC as the exclusive sponsor for MEI’s annual flagship conference, “Converging Regions: Global Perspectives on Asia and the Middle East,” to be held in Singapore May 29-31, 2013. SABIC, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, and metals. It is ranked 88th on Forbes magazine’s annual [...] MEI to Offer Second Annual Lecture Series on the Contemporary Middle EastThe Middle East Institute is pleased to announce that registration for the MEI 2013 Lecture Series is now open. The series, which was launched in 2012, will discuss ten topics under the main theme of “Introduction to the Study of the Contemporary Middle East.” The upcoming round of weekly lectures kicks off on Wednesday, 23 [...] Announcing Our 2013 Annual Conference, “Converging Regions: Global Perspectives on Asia and the Middle East”The Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore is pleased to announce its upcoming conference, to be held May 29-31, 2013, entitled “Converging Regions: Global Perspectives on Asia and the Middle East.” Demand Security III – Growing Environmental Concerns and the GCC’s Inconvenient TruthBy Gustav Boëthius This is the third in a series of four MEI Insights exploring the concept of demand security in the GCC. The final Insight will investigate how instabilities in the oil market present a threat to the continued demand for the GCC’s hydrocarbon exports. Readers can find the first two [...] Demand Security II – Competition from Renewable Energy TechnologiesBy Gustav Boëthius This is the second in a series of four MEI Insights exploring the concept of demand security in the GCC. The third Insight will focus on the trends in global environmentalism and their impact on the demand for oil and gas imports from the GCC. Readers can find the [...] Whose Revolution? NATO Should Keep a Low ProfileBy Michael C. Hudson Only a month ago it appeared that NATO was being sucked into a swamp of Libyan factionalism and might remain stuck there indefinitely. Last July 28, General Abdel Fattah Ismail, commander in chief of the rebel Transitional National Council, was assassinated in Benghazi by killers still unknown. In [...] Demand Security – The GCC’s Side of the Energy Security CoinBy Gustav Boëthius This is the first in a series of four MEI Insights exploring the concept of demand security in the GCC. Having conceptualised demand security in the GCC context, the next three Insights will focus on the major factors that are likely to curb the demand for oil and [...] |
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