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IGA founder Ali Al-Ahmed is quoted in this article. "Mercenaries from Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan are being recruited by officials in Bahrain to help restore security to the country, a Saudi scholar claimed. Bahrain is under…

The Gulf Institute's own Ali al-Ahmed published an article Fikra Forum about the Saudi led intervention in Bahrain. "Give the Saudi monarchy their dues. They are experts when it comes to manipulating political environment in their region…

July 7, 2011 "The United States role vis-a-vis the brutal suppression by the al-Khalifa dynasty in Bahrain has led to increased criticism of its policies in that country. At the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speakers…

July 18, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky While the majority of the U.S. and Western world focuses on the Libyan Revolution and occasionally glances at Syria, a grave situation is developing in Yemen - A civil war, revolution, humanitarian crisis,…

July 18, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky While the majority of the U.S. and Western world focuses on the Libyan Revolution and occasionally glances at Syria, a grave situation is developing in Yemen - A civil war, revolution, humanitarian crisis,…

"The International Olympic Committee is not supporting calls for a ban on the three Islamic countries that have never included women in their national teams, but it is talking with them and hopes to see progress as the London 2012 games…

Human Rights First has written an open letter to the US Women's Soccer team, requesting their support of the many Bahraini athletes who have been dismissed for their participation in the pro-democracy movement. "The government of…

July 12, 2011 By Justin Gengler for Foreign Affairs "In an April 19 op-ed in The Washington Times, Bahrain’s king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, wrote that his regime was forced into its ongoing brutal crackdown on political protest and…

July 12, 2011 By Joshua Jacobs. Research Assistant, Abigail Casey. "The Kingdom of Bahrain has cultivated the image of a moderate, democratic, and liberal Arab state; an example to be emulated. It was thus all the more jarring for many…

The Institute for Gulf Affairs Presents: US FOREIGN POLICY AND THE FUTURE OF BAHRAIN JULY 6, 2011 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC Broadcasting Live From Ustream   To…