Bahrain’s Uncertain Future
By Alexandre Josef
King Hamad’s speech at the United Nation General Assembly last month was the ultimate evidence of the impasse the small Kingdom of Bahrain has reached with regards to its national dialogue. Indeed, since the waves of…
New Analyst Joins IGA: Ahmed Abdulhussain
Ahmed Abdulhussain is a policy analyst on Bahrain at the Gulf Institute and head of the American Task Force for Bahrain, New York branch.
Ahmed Abdulhussain is a Law LL.B., from Bahrain. He is a political analyst and…
Competition between Turkey, Iran, and Saudi
By Lev Yuriditsky
For anyone following the developments in the Middle East, it is apparent that Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are circling the countries of the Arab Spring like vultures over a dying cattle. The changing domestic make-up…
SHAKOURI: Still no Arab Spring for Saudi women
By Shireen Shakouri - The Washington Times
Friday, September 30, 2011
The traditional Western views of Arab women as docile, submissive, black-draped figures hidden from the public eye have been challenged this past spring during the mass…
The Last Yemen’s Civil War goes Unnoticed
By Lev Yuriditsky
As the civil war in Libya is coming to an end and the country is paving the way for a new beginning, a new government and new relations with the rest of the world, another one is on a rapid climb towards its climax in…
Washington Times: Ensuring Libya’s democratic future
By Matthew Mainen
With the end imminent, the status of Libya’s armed forces will become a prominent topic of discussion. Following the assassination of Gen. Abdel Fattah Younes, talk grew of the future of Libya’s rebel militias. National…
Yemen’s Chaos Strengthens International Terror
By Lev Yuriditsky
As the situation in Yemen deteriorates to a potentially full-blown collapse, the threat of a terrorist-run state in the Arabian Peninsula is growing significantly. The country is a hot spot for terrorist groups and the…
Accelerating Inevitable Israeli-Libyan Relations
By Matthew Mainen
There are many positive signs that Libya and Israel will have diplomatic relations. First, Bernard Henry Levi accidently leaked the National Transitional Council’s desire to establish ties. Then, leader of the exiled…
Morally Usurped by Brutal Monarchs
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.…
UPI: Bahrain Hiring Mercenaries
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…