by Mehran Kamrava | Jul 6, 2013 | Opinion
After nearly two decades in power, Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has transferred power to his son and heir apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Although speculation had been swirling for months about impending major political changes in...
A general view of the headquarters of Russian gas giant Gazprom is seen in Moscow in this June 29, 2012 file photo.(REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files)
by Andrés Cala | Mar 8, 2013 | Business
The mammoth Russia state gas firm Gazprom signed an agreement last week in Israel that not only solidly improves its commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) strategy, but also looks set to shift the geopolitical balance in the strategic Mediterranean region in the...
