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The Non-OPEC Countries - Part 12 - Conclusions.
December 22, 2003... Fast moving events in 2003 have begun to lend a new perspective for leaders in the Middle East. Recognition that change was inevitable had begun to set in after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, but the capture of Hussein and his forthcoming trial...
The Saddam Factor.
December 22, 2003... After Saddam was taken prisoner by US soldiers, Ahmad Al Jarallah, the editor-in-chief of Al Seyassah newspaper in Kuwait, wrote a front-page editorial on Dec. 16 entitled "Lessons to the likes of Saddam". The editorial said the capture of the...
The Democratisation Factor.
December 22, 2003... On Dec. 16, Associated Press quoted Dawood Al Shirian, a political analyst in Saudi Arabia, as saying that the capture of Saddam meant that "for the first time, an Arab dictator is being held accountable for his actions. That will encourage the...
The Succession Factor.
December 22, 2003... Arab leaders who have held on to power for decades are also increasingly having to adapt to the reality that they are mortals. This came into sharp focus in 1999-2000, when a number of key leaders in the region died. Within a six-month period...