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Political Risk Assessment: Saudi Pipeline Fire and the Arab Spring
BY ANDREW BOND
March 7, 2012
WASHINGTON DC-- Last Thursday’s small fire near the Abqaiq-Ras Tanura pipeline network in Qatif, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, showcases the vulnerabilities of the world oil system. This incident is…
Policy Brief: Saudi Crown Prince Serious Illness Complicates Succession Matters Again
By Joshua Jacobs
Washington DC. March 6, 2012
Royal Pains
The riskiness of having an aging pool of candidates, long a concern about Saudi Arabia, finally appears to be catching up to the al-Saud. More and more, it appears as though the…
Human Rights First: Stand With Bahrain Atheletes
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…
How Radical Are Bahrain’s Shia?
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…
Bahrain Policy Brief
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…
Bahrain: the Powder Keg of the Gulf
Bahrain's Sectarian Challenge
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A little over four years after Sheikh Hamad bin `Isa al-Khalifa announced a sweeping reform plan, Bahrain's fragile liberal experiment is poised to stall, or, worse,…
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SAUDI ARABIA - RESOURCES A report from the Army War College on the Islamic threat and political reform in Saudi Arabia A short article from Anthony Cordesman on Saudi Arabias struggle with terrorism CSIS report on global…