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Annual Forecast Display
January 29, 2009 1212 GMT
The global recession's effects in the Middle East will vary from country to country. Russia will complicate U.S. goals in the region if necessary. Turkey will begin taking on a larger role, and Syria and Israel will continue progress toward normalization. This is one section of the 2009 Annual Forecast.

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