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Member states of OPEC

Qatar's Minister of Energy Mohammed al-Sada speaks on a panel

Qatar is leaving OPEC. Other countries could follow.

Qatar’s decision to leave the oil cartel comes after Saudi Arabia created a blockade in 2017 and issued a proposal this year to dig a ditch separating the two countries.

U.S. agrees to sell billions of dollars of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, Iraq

United States plans’ for leaving Iraq include large military presence in Kuwait

Algeria And The Gaddafis

Global Politics

Top of the Hour: Libya Demands Algeria Return Gadhafis, Morning Headlines

Does Algeria’s Government Know Gadhafi’s Whereabouts?

As rebels in Libya continued their search for Col. Moammar Gadhafi yesterday, Algerian officials announced  that Gadhafi’s wife and three sons had crossed the border from Libya, and are now hiding out there. More countries are continuing to recognize the new Libyan government –  except for Algeria, which remains the only North African neighbor not to address […]

Qatar’s New Role in the Libyan Conflict

Conflict & Justice

To talk about what’s at stake in this conflict for Qatar is Mark Farha, Visiting Professor of Government at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

The World

Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait remembered 20 years later

Arts, Culture & Media

Twenty years ago today, Iraqi forces significantly outnumbered and overpowered Kuwait’s military as they marched in, and within a short time had overthrown the government.
We look back at August 2nd, 1990.