Iraq’s political class settles in for a stubborn stasis


GSN Issue 1146 cover
Issue 1146 - 28 Apr 2022

The issue leads with Iraq, where the outlook for a political settlement in a dysfunctional system looks bleak, meaning a government is likely to take many more months to emerge.

There is also a focus on Sharjah, where Ruler Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al- Qasimi has embarked on a series of institutional reforms, shaking up key councils and setting up new bodies which could help to take the emirate’s economy in new directions.

Defence and security coverage includes a look at the UAE's presence on Yemen's Perim island.

Risk Management Reports focus on Yemen and international politics and economics (including regional and internal organisations and Opec and energy markets)
   
The GSN View examines how the market turmoil caused by Russia's war in Ukraine potentially offers Gulf energy producers rich pickings, despite reputational risks from being seen in the West as giving too much support to Putin’s Russia or profiting from a crisis.

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