Shale Gas Can Break Cycle of Autocracy in Middle East
Modern statecraft often has a fine line between the optimal outcome and a morally questionable one. Nowhere is this dilemma more apparent than in the Middle East – specifically the Gulf. It is unfortunate that nations like America and Britain, with proud histories of individual freedom and human rights, can be allied to oil dictators with scant regard for many freedoms. We are now at a historic turning point that may enable change in circumstances for the better. The shale en