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Comment on Indian Soft Power by Ganesh

Ganesh — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:49:14 +0000

Fiorangela,Yes, I hletriay agree Hillary Clinton should encourage Americans to visit Iran, and to observe Iranian laws while in the country!

Comment on Kuwait’s Parliament dodges bidoon question by Nowshad

Nowshad — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:22 +0000

Valuable ioonrmatifn. Lucky me I discovered your web site by chance, and I am stunned why this coincidence didn’t came about in advance! I bookmarked it.

Comment on Arguments Against Military Intervention in Syria by Jack Smith

Jack Smith — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:51:14 +0000

I cannot imagine that Russia or Iran will allow Syria to fall. Syria’s proximity to Israel is too important. What is happening in Syria with Assad, and the vocal defense by Russia and Iran, serves to more clearly draw the “lines” among the nations of the world.

Comment on Arguments Against Military Intervention in Syria by “It would need a savant to work out the geopolitical implications of a post-Assad Syria” « بنسبة لنا

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:04 +0000

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Comment on Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic by thegulfblog.com

thegulfblog.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:50:10 +0000

Well put. Thanks for the comments.

Comment on Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic by Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:51 +0000

Again was directed to your blog by a friend. Totally agree that I, like many others, am totally amazed and confused by this decision. Qatar’s 2030 Vision is all about developing a knowledge based economy and being a competitor on the global stage – whilst the cultural traditions should be maintained along with the Arabic language, English is an essential competence if the Vision is to be achieved. Sadly there have been many disjointed decisions made by the SEC in the last 3 years, and the original vision of the Reform has been lost.
Let’s hope this retrograde step will be overturned soon

Comment on Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic by Christine

Christine — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:51:13 +0000

Moves like these not only effect those directly involved but also feeds a more general feeling of instability in the entire workforce population. It breeds a lack of trust when you know that a new ruling could suddenly make your job obsolete, which, in turn, greatly effects how and where money and time is invested.

A friend sent me to your blog. I’ll certainly keep coming back.

Comment on Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:37:20 +0000

A friend directed me to your blog. Highly interesting stuff here.

Recent events (this ruling, ban of alcohol, boycott of Qatar Airlines, photos used during the National Day celebrations) does make one wonder what is going on behind the political screen and how will it effect the future.

Comment on Qatar mandates visa before arrival by Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic « The Gulf blog

Public policy by whim? Qatar University to teach in Arabic « The Gulf blog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:23 +0000

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Comment on Tunisia & the benefits of hindsight by Bill

Bill — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:16:49 +0000

There are two stories making the rounds that Ben Ali left because of threats of a military coup.

The first that threats were imaginary and designed by the head of security services to position himself for leadership.

The second that the coup was real and BA just managed to get out in time.