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…
Ali Al-Ahmed for Fikra Forum: Saudi Involvement in Bahrain
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…
Press TV Covers IGA’s Bahrain Conference
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…
Yemen; Sinking from All Sides
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,…
Yemen; Sinking from All Sides
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,…
CNS News: Int’l Olympic Committee Talking to Saudis About Ban on Female Athletes, But No Ultimatum
"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…