On Inside Story et al 5, January 2012
Posted by thegulfblog.com in American ME Relations, Iran, Qatar.Tags: AP, Inside story, Inside story iran, Iran and America, Qatar Paris St Germain
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Belated seasons greetings to all as well as a happy new year.
Blog posting has been thin on the ground recently, which is most annoying. What can I say? I’ve been profoundly mugged by the realities of a new job and lament the loss of the days when I was only very busy.
Still, I’ve been spreading the good word on a range of topics in recent weeks. Here’s a selection:
On Inside Story, not exactly at my most erudite [‘bits and pieces’? oy vey] but making some sense, inshallah, about Iran.
On BBC World waxing intellectually about Qatar and the Taliban office.
On Aussie radio rambling about Qatar’s history.
In the FT and AP wittering about Qatar and Paris St. Germain.
And in some random publications elucidating the finer aspects of something or other.
Back-channel diplomacy for US & Iran in NY 23, September 2010
Posted by thegulfblog.com in American ME Relations, Iran.Tags: Back channel diplomacy, Iran and America
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Haaretz reports that U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in New York and are seeking to establish covert lines of communication between the antagonistic states. They even suggest that these discussions may be as a prelude to the establishment of unofficial diplomatic relations.
The Gulf blog 