The Globalist

How do the region’s large proven reserves stack up in a global context?

The two-month old crisis pitting Qatar against an alliance led by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia is proving to be a double-edged sword.

The arms race in the Middle East sparked by the Gulf crisis and North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs are closely connected.

Calls for Qatar boycott fuel fears in Muslim Asia.

Turkey steps into the Qatar fray to protect its turf against the Saudis in the fight over Sunni supremacy.

Will the chain reaction of protests crossing the Middle East now reach Central Asia?