This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, policy, and environmental challenges associated with the development of shale gas in the United States through the lens of the Global Shale Gas Initiative (GSGI) which was launched by the U.S. Department of State in April 2010 as part...

The forces of globalization during the past two decades have been particularly powerful, but for many reasons, countries in the Arab region have not participated in globalization to the extent found in other regions of the world. Whereas most regions of the world experienced a significant...