Middle East

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BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Ben Holland	An Oil Boomtown in Iraqi Kurdistan Erbil is prospering, but tensions with Baghdad are increasing.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	Army's Anthropology Teams Under Fire, But in Demand The military's lack of knowledge of the Iraqi population and its socio-cultural dynamics was one of the key failings of U.S. policy that led to the rise of insurgency there.
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 Charlie Rose	George Mitchell: His Dogged Drive for Mideast Peace A conversation with Mideast envoy George Mitchell.
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 Susan Karlin	Engineering Peace Palestinian and Israeli software engineers are finding the coexistence that eludes the politicians
BusinessWeek December 3, 2009	Desert Diversification Following Dubai's lead, other Gulf states are seeking to create a broad-based economy and reduce their dependence on energy
BusinessWeek December 2, 2009 Stanley Reed	Why Dubai Matters Sure, it will pay a hefty price for its debt woes. But the city-state's open economy has attracted legions of foreign investors and serves as a model for its Gulf neighbors
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Sharon Weinberger	Gaza Power Strip The Palestinian power plant has endured bombings, embargoes and blockades: Can it ever fully power Gaza's grid?
AskMen.com	More Miniskirt Trouble A 16-year-old Christian girl from southern Sudan said she was lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by authorities who enforce a strict version of Islamic law.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Saudi Arabia Securing its Borders with Sensors and Software The Saudis awarded lead contractor EADS a program -- reportedly worth billions of dollars -- to secure the country with a virtual high-tech fence.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 Stanley Reed	Turkey's Shift to a More Open Economy Applying for EU membership has sped up reforms, and that has helped the country weather the current crisis.
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