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At the helm of the United Arab Emirates federation, Abu Dhabi powered into the twenty-first century on the back of ever-increasing oil revenues, well-established petrochemical industries, and massive oil-financed overseas investments.
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089128
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Since 1996, China has become a net importer of crude oil, currently the second-largest consumer in the world after the United States and the third-largest importer of oil after the United States and Japan.
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089142
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2009.
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During the past half-decade, those Americans following international affairs have been inundated by media accounts of genocide in Darfur, supplemented by full-page advertisments in the major newspaper, sponsored mostly by the save Darfur Coalition.
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089138
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2009.
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A Beirut taxi drivers hears news that the Hezbollah-operated television station where his son and daughter-in-law work has just been bombed by Iraeli warplanes.Beirut's southern suburb is being pum-meled in response to the abduction of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants in July 2006.
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089126
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2009.
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This paper examines how the concept of "Gulf security" is evolving as internal political and socioeconomic changes in the Gulf states interact with the process of globalization and the impact of international events in this volatile region.
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089125
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2009.
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Tehran's nuclear program has become the most significant source of friction between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the West, especially the United States.
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089132
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2009.
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There are really no good resons for the people of the Gaza Strip to be sliding towards the kind of poverty that characterizes the poorest places on earth.Palestinians are generally healthy, well-educated, and have a good work ethic.
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089141
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2009.
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Ever since 9/11, American's preoccupation in Pakistan has been with "terrorism".Anti-American Pakistan militants call it part of their jihad against the U.S.-NATO "occupation" of Afghanistan.
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089131
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2009.
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Periodically since 2001, the syrian regime of Bashar al-Asad has faced critical junctures that temporarily disrupt normal operations but eventually settle into a new equilibrium.
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089130
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2009.
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To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
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089124
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2009.
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The following is an edited transcript of the fifty-sixth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on April 16, 2009, in the U.S. Capitol Building with William L. Nash moderating.
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