The Globalist

Far from dominant, Saudi Arabia’s future in the Middle East is that of a second fiddle state.

Terrorism, oil, the crisis in Iraq, the Syrian civil war and geopolitics all weigh against the birth of a new Kurdish state.

A lucrative source of state revenue feels the squeeze.

How do the region’s large proven reserves stack up in a global context?

Canada may have one of the largest oil reserves in the world, but nearly all of it will not be financially accessible.

The huge oil reserves that made a socialist revolution possible also put it in jeopardy.

The fall in the value of oil has far reaching knock-on effects.

Top features on Putin’s Russia.

Life is good — for oil consuming countries at least.

How the oil price drop has very different effects on China and Japan.