Political Risk

BMI View: The Syrian government has been pushing ahead with economic agreements with neighbouring Egypt and Lebanon in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East. We maintain... 2010-07-19

BMI View: The position of Hizbullah and its Syrian allies in Lebanon is strengthening, which is bad news for long term stability, and puts Lebanon on the wrong side of Israel, Saudi... 2010-06-22

BMI View: Relations between Jordan and Israel appear to be deteriorating, but this will not benefit Jordanians of Palestinian origin, the majority of whom will likely vote for the Islamic... 2010-06-21

BMI View: Relations between Jordan and Israel appear to be deteriorating, but this will not benefit Jordanians of Palestinian origin, the majority of whom will likely vote for the Islamic... 2010-06-21

BMI View: Relations between Jordan and Israel appear to be deteriorating, but this will not benefit Jordanians of Palestinian origin, the majority of whom will likely vote for the Islamic... 2010-06-21

Over the next decade, Israel will continue to face the perennial external security threats from militant groups Hamas and Iran-backed Hizbullah. Downside risks to stability stem from... 2010-06-16

BMI View: Political risks are rising, and the Israeli flotilla raid has put the Egyptian government under further pressure ahead of the election. We have revised down our short-term... 2010-06-04

BMI View: Political risks are rising, and the Israeli flotilla raid has put the Egyptian government under further pressure ahead of the election. We have revised down our short-term... 2010-06-04

The storming of a Turkish flotilla by Israeli commandos on May 31 threatens to chill bilateral relations for years to come, and is a blow to US policy in the Middle East. However, Israel... 2010-06-01

BMI View: If implemented, proposed reforms to the municipal election system would potentially benefit the opposition through the introduction of proportional representation. However,... 2010-04-08