Saudi Arabia spent heavily to protect its oil production lines but rapid changes in technology may mean ports and pipelines are increasingly exposed in the turbulent region. Source: NYT > Business – STANLEY REED
What Happens When Consultants Work for Authoritarian Regimes
They can play a valuable role at first, but then quickly bow to the desires of ruling elites. Source: Harvard Business Review – Calvert W. Jones
Egypt Looks to Offshore Gas Field for Growth and Influence
A natural gas discovery could bolster the economy and revive the country’s regional clout. But Egyptians battling unemployment and inflation might gain little. Source: NYT > Business – CLIFFORD KRAUSS and DECLAN WALSH