2011 has been an extraordinary year for events in Muslim countries, with regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya toppling spectacularly (not to mention the death of Osama Bin Laden in May). In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discusses the US’s relationship with Iran, a country which has somewhat evaded the news this year. Highlighting the ongoing isolation of Iran, Hale discusses the possibility of war in 2012, and offers positive solutions to improve relations with the country.

In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale tackles a subject that is frequently on the forefront of the news agenda, thanks in part to the Occupy Wall Street movement: why haven’t more bankers been prosecuted as a result of the global financial crisis? In this in-depth article Hale looks at previous financial crises, and outlines the legal and practical obstacles that stand in the way of justice being done. 

Article by Lyric Hughes Hale