Posts Tagged ‘sectarian conflict’

Lebanon In Crisis: Implications; + Our Visit To The UAE And Oman

Mon Oct 22, 2012 16:44 BST  | Leave a Comment

The assassination of Brigadier-General Wissam al-Hassan on October 19 has plunged Lebanon into its most acute domestic political crisis since the 2005 assassination of the then-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. In Business Monitor Online today, we analyse the following aspects of the crisis: The significance of Brigadier-General Hassan and his death The impact of his assassination… [Read more]

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Iraq Set For New Conflict In 2012?

Thu Jan 26, 2012 15:19 BST  | Leave a Comment

As the first anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring passes by, attention is naturally focused on the political transitions in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, and the quasi-civil war in Syria. Iraq hasn’t attracted too much attention of late, and even the United States’ withdrawal of its troops in December 2011 was a low-key… [Read more]

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