The list of demands sent to Qatar is steep, but there needs to be a negotiated outcome, this situation, even if it doesn’t escalate to a full-scale blockade or even any kind of military clash, is going to hurt stability in the region
Gustavo de Aristegui
The current claustrophobic squeeze imposed on Qatar is part of a larger game being played out between the coalitions led by Saudi Arabia and Iran
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
In a conversation with Hardnews, the Venezuelan ambassador, Augusto Montiel, talks about the steep challenges that the South American nation faces
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Egypt and Saudi Arabia sever diplomatic ties over the conflagration in Syria
Shubhda Choudhary Delhi
The energy transformation has an important geopolitical dimension, usually dubbed ‘European energy independence’, says Marc Saxer, Representative, Frederich-Ebert Stiftung
Since the peak of June 2014, the price of oil has plummetted by about 70%. At the time when the price was in the vicinity of $140 per barrel, no one really believed it could ever come down. So-called oil experts talked about “peak oil” theory and how the petroleum reserves were dwindling and so the price of oil would never fall below $100 per barrel. Think-tanks that put out regular updates scared people by saying a barrel of Brent crude could cost about $200. This was a scary scenario for consumers, but music to those economies that live off commodities.