So far, equity markets have shrugged off the sinister threat that rising oil prices pose to the global economic recovery. But the deteriorating situation in Libya could force them to rethink their complacency, writes Karen Maley.
Middle eastern countries
Protests across Arab world highlight socio-economic pressures
Events in Tunisia, Algeria and Jordan over the past week reveal the socio-economic pressures building up across the Arab world that may pose significant internal challenges to regional governments, writes Tim Molesworth.
No asylum from the Opposition’s xenophobia
It’s okay for Coalition Governments to seek investment from Middle Eastern countries, but when a Labor Government does it, it’s Whitlamesque mendicancy to swarthy Arabs types, writes Bernard Keane.
Pakistan is the place to watch (this is not good)
Pakistan has been shoved in the too-hard basket for years now, simply because it was a bit too real to fit into the “war on terror” framework. It has nukes, and any fair electoral process is bound to put Islamic fundamentalists into power sooner or later, writes Guy Rundle.
