Eckart Woertz
The Khaleej Times, 12 December 2007
Six nations in the Persian Gulf prepare to launch a common market and economic integration

Dilip Hiro
YaleGlobal, 11 December 2007
Saddam Hussein's nuclear program, not Western pressure, may have been the deciding factor

Stanley Reed and Emily Thornton and Eamon Javers
BusinessWeek, 7 December 2007
Wall Street executives flock around Middle East oil money

Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh
Foreign Affairs, 5 December 2007
A regional security system could bring balance to the Gulf

Mark Matthews
YaleGlobal, 4 December 2007
Annapolis Summit demonstrates how the US must unite the region around a plan

Simeon Kerr and Peter Aspden
The Financial Times, 30 November 2007
In an unequal world, MTV Arabia could bridge or accentuate cultural divides

Paula R. Newberg
YaleGlobal, 21 November 2007
Encouraged by Iraqi experience, the US is poised to get more involved in Pakistan

Dilip Hiro
YaleGlobal, 19 November 2007
Capping its expanding nuclear program and not sanctions is the only realistic option

Ahmed Rashid
YaleGlobal, 12 November 2007
Musharraf, clinging to power, embitters the electorate and contributes to regional instability

Chip Cummins
The Wall Street Journal, 5 November 2007
Labor problems associated with falling dollar stretch beyond US borders