A new generation is taking office in the Gulf as a cadre of ambitious, young ruling family members and technocrats have emerged in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In this journal article, fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen analyzes the challenges facing this generation in light of the recent collapse in world oil prices.

Last year’s China-Russia gas energy deals pack some significant economic and geopolitical clout, but many Western commentators have lost sight of the humanitarian ends for which the gas deals were designed.

Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, proposes ways for countries around the world to increase their reliance on vaccine diplomacy in their foreign policy approaches.

A paper that briefly examines the current situation and outlook for
 shale gas in China, and explores existing and potential 
avenues for international cooperation. Published by the International Shale Gas and Oil Journal Subscription required.

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When U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the…

A large group of developing countries did relatively well during the Great Recession, thanks to the broader room for countercyclical macroeconomic policies, and the world economy will continue to be more dependent on the developing world than any we have known in history.

The authors in this special issue discuss how women's voices are excluded, silenced and marginalized in settings and processes such as war, displacement, democratization, labor market, judicial system, state bureaucracy, nonprofit organizations and national debates on citizenship. They also discover how women found their voices, channeled them, modified them, and gained a measure of empowerment.

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Several U.S. states enforce…