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Joe Lauria Jun 15, 2012 UNITED NATIONS // Fears of militant Islamists taking over in Syria are fuelling Moscow's unyielding support for Damascus, which has earned it strong condemnation from the US and the West, analysts and observers…

By Matthew Mainen President Obama entered office pledging to restore America’s moral standing in the world. But his response to the Arab Spring has thus far has left much to be desired. This week, however, the president allowed the U.S.…

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…

30 June, 2011 By Matthew Mainen Several days ago, Bahrain slapped life sentences on 8 Bahraini human rights activists in closed trials. The State Department expressed “concern,” but U.S. policy towards these individuals shows otherwise.…

June 24, 2011 By Moshtayeen Ahmad On June 3 and June 20, the campaign: Saudi Women for Driving (سعوديات يطالبن بالقيادة ) lobbied and sent a petition to Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to support their June 17 initiative advertised…

June 23, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky Iran has made gestures toward the new Egyptian government ostensibly under the guise of wanting to start fresh but actually motivated by a desire to sway Egypt into Iran’s axis and away from Saudi…

By Joshua Jacobs May 26, 2011 For the fifth straight day heavy fighting gripped Yemen’s capital of Sana’a as fighters loyal to the head of the powerful Hashid tribal confederation Sheik Sadiq al-Ahmar battled security forces loyal to…

By Joshua Jacobs June 1, 2011 There is no country affected by the Arab Spring that the US has made more mistakes and miscalculations in than Bahrain. Though King Hamad announced that he would lift the state of emergency as promised on…

By Joshua Jacobs May 24, 2011 Time has run out for Yemen’s embattled strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh. On Monday in the firmest statement yet from the Obama administration Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded that President Saleh stand…

May 24, 2011 By Abigail Casey President Obama’s speech last week on the Arab Spring and the prospects for democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa was largely a repeat of previously stated policy objectives and clichéd…