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Perspectives on the Death of Saudi’s Crown Prince | The MEI Conversations

Posted on June 21, 2012

Three days ago, Saudi Arabia proclaimed a new heir to the royal throne for the second time in less than a year. Crown Prince Salman will take the place of the late Prince Nayef, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 78 having only held the position for eight months.
With Prince Salman only [...]

Who Makes Oil Prices?

Posted on May 8, 2012

By Ali Kadri
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Every market is a process of social and power relationships. In every market there are price makers and price takers. The oil market, however, is no ordinary market, and the struggle to control the oil market, therefore, is no ordinary struggle. With oil being rudimentary to global production/accumulation and [...]

The Durban Climate Agreement and the Gulf States

Posted on December 20, 2011

By Gustav Boëthius
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Earlier this month, the seventeenth conference of the parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) delivered what many analysts thought would be impossible. After 36 hours of overtime wrangling, the delegates agreed to start the negotiations for an internationally binding climate change treaty to [...]

Nazry Bahrawi Gives Radio Interview on Building Projects at Mecca

Posted on November 4, 2011

Nazry Bahrawi, Research Associate at MEI, gave a radio interview this morning about building projects at Mecca to 94.2 FM, a Singaporean Malay station. Below is the unedited transcript of the interview, translated from Malay by Mr. Nazry.

1. What led to the view that Mecca’s rich history has been sacrificed for development?
Such critiques began surfacing [...]