Clifford Krauss has been a correspondent for The New York Times since 1990. He currently is a national business correspondent based in Houston. He covered the State Department, Congress and the New York City police department before serving as Buenos Aires bureau chief and Toronto bureau chief. Before working at The Times, he worked as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and was the Edward R. Murrow fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is author of "Inside Central America: Its People, Politics and History," (1991). He has published articles in Foreign Affairs, GQ and Wilson Quarterly, along with other publications.
--Dec. 5, 2007
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Allies Agree in Qatar to Help Finance Libyan Rebels
The plan would set up a mechanism by which some frozen assets belonging to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and his family might be transferred to the rebel cause.
April 13, 2011
Delegates Meet in Support of Libya Rebels
NATO and Arab and African ministers met with the rebels on Wednesday as diplomacy intensified.
April 13, 2011
Main Public Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife
Human rights groups say arrests of medical workers are meant to instill terror in doctors, so they will not care for wounded protesters.
April 12, 2011
Editor of Independent Bahrain Newspaper Silenced
After acting as a voice of moderation between Sunnis and Shiites in the past two months of upheaval, the editor of a progressive Bahraini newspaper was forced out of his job.
April 8, 2011Bahrain's Rulers Tighten Their Grip on Battered Opposition
SAAR, Bahrain -- Thousands of weeping mourners filled the streets of this dusty village on Wednesday, pumping their fists and calling for the death of the royal family. The protesters did not seem intimidated by the presence of police cars and an army helicopter overhead. ''We only bow to God,'' they chanted as they carried a coffin draped in Bahraini flags.
April 7, 2011For Qatar, Tiny State With Big Goals, Libyan Intervention May Be a Turning Point
DOHA, Qatar -- Friendly to Iran even as it serves as a base for the American military, Qatar has long had one of the most creative foreign policies in this unstable region. But now, by sending its tiny air force to fly missions over Libya and granting other critical aid to the Libyan rebels in their fight for freedom and democracy, this very rich Persian Gulf emirate is playing a more ambitious and potentially more risky role. But for an absolute monarchy that was part of an alliance that suppo...
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BP is seeking permission to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico in exchange for adhering to stricter safety rules; petition creates delicate situation for Obama administration as it seeks to balance safety concerns with desire to increase domestic oil production; photos
April 4, 2011ENERGY: A SPECIAL SECTION; Can We Do Without The Mideast?
IMAGINE a foreign policy version of the movie ''Groundhog Day,'' with Bill Murray playing the president of the United States. The alarm clock rings. Political mayhem is again shaking the Middle East, crude oil and gasoline prices are climbing, and an economic recovery is under threat. President Nixon woke up to the same alarm during the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo and declared Project Independence to end the country's dependency on imported oil. President Carter, during the Iranian revolution, cal...
March 31, 2011Libyan Rebels Aim to Revive Oil Exports
HOUSTON -- After seizing control of critical oil fields and terminals in eastern Libya over the weekend, Libyan rebels are now trying to sell oil in international markets, potentially raising hundreds of millions of dollars to buy weapons and supplies. Oil industry officials, echoing claims made by a rebel leader, said Monday that they believed that Qatar had agreed to buy oil offered by the rebels and planned to ship it in leased tankers.
March 29, 2011Court Blocks BP-Rosneft Arctic Deal
Swedish arbitration tribunal blocks $8 billion stock swap and Arctic exploration agreement between BP Plc and Russian company Rosneft; BP's partners in TNK-BP have long opposed plan arguing that deal conflicts with shareholder agreement that obliges BP to pursue Russian business opportunities exclusively with them; photo
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