Qatar, a small country in the Persian Gulf, has an economy based almost entirely on money from oil and gas. But the benefits come with significant drawbacks.
All Posts Tagged With: "gas"
Video
September 11, 2009
Small Qatar both blessed and cursed by oil riches
Perspectives
April 2, 2009
Obama, Russia’s Medvedev agree to cut nuclear arsenals
After President Barack Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and both agreed to reduce nuclear arsenals, a Worldfocus contributing blogger discusses the broader implications of "resetting" relations with Russia.
Perspectives
January 9, 2009
Hungary running on reserves as gas dispute continues
A Worldfocus contributing blogger discusses how the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine has impacted her country of Hungary, whose imports of Russian gas have been severely reduced.
Video
January 9, 2009
Week in review: Gaza, gas disputes and the Chinese economy
James Hoge of Foreign Affairs magazine discusses the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, the war in Gaza and China's situation in the global financial crisis.
Perspectives
January 6, 2009
Ukraine squares off against Russian gas giant
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which is now impacting gas supplies of other European nations.
