Why are so many violent Islamic radicals trained as engineers? While there is a general understanding of the ties between education and political radicalization, much less is known about the link between the type of education and radicalization.

Gulf states are using painful lessons learned in the 1980s to weather the current crisis.

Europe-wide discussions on the emerging Gulf economies, domestic political reform, sovereign wealth funds and the potential of Gulf investment to contribute to a solution for the financial crisis.