Low oil prices: A double-edged sword in the fight against ISIL/Da'esh
At a Glance
07-03-2016
Since its establishment in 2014, ISIL/Da'esh has become one of the most dangerous terrorist organisations in history, due to its ideological appeal, territorial expansion, and diverse sources of revenue, including from oil sales. As plunging oil prices reduce the 'caliphate's' profits, they may also bear a negative impact on the capacities of the anti-ISIL/Da'esh coalition.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- commodities market
- crude oil
- economic analysis
- economic consequence
- ECONOMICS
- ENERGY
- FINANCE
- financing and investment
- financing method
- GEOGRAPHY
- geopolitics
- humanities
- illicit trade
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international sanctions
- international security
- Middle East
- military intervention
- oil industry
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- prices
- regional security
- SCIENCE
- terrorism
- TRADE
- trade policy
- world market price