Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
Wed Sep 1, 2010 16:18 BST |
US President Barack Obama’s formal declaration of the end of US combat operations in Iraq on August 31 is a good a moment as any to reflect on the war, the United States’ global position, and Obama himself.
Iraq War: Have The Goals Been Achieved?
First, let me address the Iraq War itself. There were several publicly [Read more...]
Tags: Afghanistan, Bush, Iran, Iraq War, mid-term elections, military, Obama, objectives, oil reserves, Superpower
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk, US, oil and gas
Thu Jul 29, 2010 17:33 BST |
There’s been quite a lot of commentary in the media of late about Turkey emerging as a global power. This seems to have been prompted by the increasingly assertive positions on a variety of issues (eg standing up to Israel over the Gaza blockade, and vetoing new UN sanctions on Iran) adopted by Prime Minister [Read more...]
Tags: demographics, Diplomacy, Economy, Erdogan, Geopolitics, global power, Iran, military, strategic, Turkey, West
Posted in: Emerging Europe, General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk
Thu Jul 1, 2010 16:27 BST |
In response to Iran’s non-compliance with the UN over its nuclear programme, and its continued support for terrorist organisations, the US Congress on June 24 passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 – an amendment to the original Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
As expected, the act tightened restrictions against Iranian commercial [Read more...]
Tags: BP, energy, EU, Gas, gasoline, Gulf of Mexico, Iran, nuclear programme, oil, oil spill, sanctions, Tony Hayward, UN, US
Posted in: FDI, General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk
Wed May 19, 2010 15:51 BST |
In symbolic terms, the nuclear swap deal with Iran brokered by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva marks a major triumph for Brazil, tying in with what my colleagues at BMI and I have been saying for some time now: Brazil is rapidly becoming a diplomatic force to be reckoned with.
• Charting A Path Of [Read more...]
Tags: Brazil, Diplomacy, Iran, Lula, nuclear, Politics, Turkey, US
Posted in: Geopolitics, Latin America, Middle East, Political Risk, US
Mon Mar 15, 2010 15:47 GMT |
Early returns from Iraq’s national elections suggest that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Alliance is on track to secure the highest number of seats of any party in the next parliament, and that he himself is well placed to retain his post. If Maliki does stay on in his role, this should ensure [Read more...]
Tags: baghdad, democracy, election, Iran, Iraq, maliki, religion, sectarian, shi'a, state of law, sunni
Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk
Tue Feb 23, 2010 16:51 GMT |
Regular readers of this blog will know that my colleagues and I have recently been discussing the growing possibility of Israeli military action against Iran’s nuclear programme (I highly recommend listening to Business Monitor’s Podcast on this subject). However, let us now do a little thought experiment: flash forward five years, and imagine that Iran [Read more...]
Tags: existential threat, Iran, israel, military strike, nuclear weapons
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk
Thu Feb 18, 2010 16:22 GMT |
On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast, BMI’s Head of Middle East Analysis Elizabeth Martins and Middle East Analyst Andrew Fargus discuss rising political risks in Iran concerning the nuclear situation. With diplomatic tensions escalating, Fargus assesses the implications of a potential Israeli strike on Iran, and discusses the latter’s retaliatory options. At home, the Iranian [Read more...]

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Tags: Air Strike, Hamas, Hizbullah, IAEA, Iran, israel, Lebanon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Non-Proliferation Treaty, nuclear programme, Strait of Hormuz, Syria, Tehran
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Podcast, Political Risk