Re-thinking Values in a Post-Crisis World

Governor Joaquin F. Blaya is a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a US Federal Agency charged with all non-military international broadcasting services to promote democracy worldwide. He talks to Jonathan Howell-Jones about the new direction BBG’s Arabic-language television station Alhurra is taking.

On May 20, the UAE pulled out of the proposed monetary union (single currency) for the GCC.

Josh Lerner, a professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School, spoke to Jonathan Howell-Jones about the region’s economy during his recent visit to the Gulf.

US President Barack Obama is pushing to make good his promise to foment greater dialogue with the Middle East.

Kuwait’s government implodes along with its financial market, as Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah dissolves parliament.

As the maxim goes, “Buy in gloom, sell in a boom.” Aabar Petroleum Investments Company is certainly doing the first bit.

Professor Soumitra Dutta is the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD and co-author of the recently published book, “Innovating at the Top,” which aims to help CEOs manage growth and develop innovation in their organizations.

An ambitious investigation is shedding light on an alleged plot to overthrow Turkey’s current ruling government, which is led by the AKP party.

After more than a decade of delays, and with energy prices in the basement, Lebanon may finally be gravitating towards oil and gas exploration.