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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 Arabia’s struggle with terrorism CSIS report on global…