Whither energy cooperation in Latin America? by Flores-Quiroga, A

“…The first, which is an expression of energy abundance, hints at the promise of integration; but the second suggests this might be wishful thinking, at least for the time being. The future of Latin American energy cooperation will depend largely on which of these two conflicting tendencies prevails.…”

Islam in Late Antiquity: state-making, the Bedouin, and the end of empires by Wakeley, JM

“…Extensive use of the Islamic historical tradition has been embraced – and justified – but the thesis’s broader approach to the world into which Muḥammad was born is underpinned by the Greek and Latin sources of the Roman Empire. Comparative approaches are also employed, not least to situate Arabia in a broader late antique context and also to improve our understanding of the development of the early Islamic state.…”