Political Risk
Iran
Iran's upcoming March 2012 parliamentary elections will amplify disaffection among wide swathes of the population and increase political in-fighting among the conservative establishment....
2011-09-23Libya
BMI View: Qatar has growing ambitions to become a regional power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), backed by its massive hydrocarbons wealth. While the country may well...
2011-08-25Bahrain
The decision by Bahrain's main Shi'a opposition group al-Wefaq in early August to boycott parliamentary elections (which are likely to take place later this year) is further indication...
2011-08-17Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's call to reduce the size of the cabinet will weaken the stability of the coalition, in our view. In response to public protests over the inadequate...
2011-06-27Oman
Although protests in Oman have been on a relatively small scale, the persistence of them after already-four months leads us to believe that tensions will persist in the near term....
2011-06-14Iran
In line with our view, Western countries have sought to convince Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment programme through economic means rather than military intervention, and we maintain...
2011-05-25Kuwait
BMI View: Kuwait's political backdrop is complicated by labour and population imbalances, and a parliament which has consistently blocked the government's reform efforts. Meanwhile,...
2011-04-07Bahrain
Tensions throughout the Middle East have once again been raised, following reports that Saudi Arabia sent approximately 1,000 troops into Bahrain to help Manama guard government installations...
2011-03-15
