Conclusion
The two discernible Middle East flashpoints in the year ahead are Iraq and Saudi Arabia. There are high hopes of normalisation of relations with Iran and Libya. Palestine remains a pan-Arab rallying cry. Oil market leadership is entering a process of change. In the longer-term, acute competition for Gulf oil and gas exports looks extremely likely and will present the lead-consumer governments with new and difficult challenges.
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Tempest, P. (2005). A Summary of the Discussions. In: McPherson, H., Duncan Wood, W., Robinson, D.M. (eds) Emerging Threats to Energy Security and Stability. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3567-5_1
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