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SAUDI ARABIA, BAHRAIN AND THE "ARAB SPRING"
Volume 4, Number 43
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Machla Abramovitz, Managing Editor | July 21, 2011 | ARAB WORLD
Editorial Introduction
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While the Arab awakening or Arab Spring, as it’s been dubbed, has focused world attention on Egypt, Libya and Syria, a potentially explosive drama is unfolding elsewhere in the region, in Bahrain. The jury is still out as to how the conflicts in Libya and Syria will resolve themselves, or if this awakening will, indeed, be instrumental in heralding democratic reforms View More
Saudi King Abdullah and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Saudi Arabia and Iran Wage a New Cold War in the Middle East - WSJ.com
Bill Spindle and Margaret Coker, Wall St. Journal April 16, 2011 There has long been bad blood between Iran and Saudi Arabia, but popular protests across the Middle East now threaten to turn the rivalry into a tense and dangerous regional divide.
Could the Kingdom of Bahrain Become an Iranian Pearl Harbor? « Jerusalem Center Blog
Neriah, Dr. Jacque, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Feb. 20, 2011 The Islamic Republic of Iran has reiterated in the past that its military strategy is based on “asymmetric warfare“ – Tehran will not confront the U.S. and its allies directly, given the supe...
Iraq, Iran and the Next Move | STRATFOR
Friedman, George, Stratfor April. 26, 2011 An apparent U.S. strategy of careful neglect is a risky one in the Persian Gulf.
From the Arab Spring comes a more unified GCC - The National
Hamid, Shadi, The National April 15, 2011 The stability pact among Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE has caused robust moves in foreign policy, but what will the consequences be as the Arab Spring continues?
Perspectives
Iran: The Purge of the Hojatieh Society » Publications » Family Security Matters
Johnson, Gary H. Jr, Family Security Matters May 7, 2011
The Bahrain Uprising, Saudi Troops and Hussein the Martyr | The Weekly Standard
Smith, Lee, The Weekly Standard March 24, 2011 Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about Bahrain, Middle East and Saudi Arabia from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition.
Chez Chiara: Reading the Arab Spring Uprisings As a New Power Balancing of Saudi Arabia and Iran
Chez Chiara, April 15, 2011
EDITORIAL BOARD
Machla Abramovitz, Managing Editor (Canadian Institute for Jewish Research)
Prof. Frederick Krantz, Director (Canadian Institute for Jewish Research)
Charivari
Why are Jews considered rich? - Israel Business, Ynetnews
Ynet May 8, 2011 Business: Walk through history: Myth of wealthy, greedy Jew born in Europe in Middle Ages, when Jews were forced to charge interest on loans to Christians. 'They were like parking inspectors: Taking money for others and getting beaten up for it,' says historian
Brenner, Bayla Sheva, Jewish Action online Spring 2011
Other Articles of Interest
THE ARAB SPRING AND THE SAUDI COUNTER-REVOLUTION « The Race for Iran
Levitts, Flynt and Hillary, , Race for Iran April 16, 2011
Saudi Bid to Curb Iran Worries U.S. - WSJ.com
Rosenberg, Mathew, , Wall St. Journal May 27, 2011. Saudi officials have asked Asian Muslim nations to help stifle a Shiite revolt in Bahrain, a conflict that has become a symbol of Arab defiance against Shiite-ruled Iran. U.S. officials worry the move could draw other troubled nations into the sectarian tensions gripping the Arab world.
FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - Q&A: Bahrain protests
Khalouf, Roula, , FT.com March 15, 2011 Roula Khalaf, FT Middle East Editor, explains the background
U.S. Takes Cautious Line on Fifth Fleet's Base - WSJ.com
Barnes, Julian E, , Wall St. Journal February 18, 2011 Unrest in Bahrain is putting the future of a key U.S. ally in doubt, a microcosm of how the Middle East's roiling political landscape is challenging U.S. policy in the region.
Obama and the Arab Spring | STRATFOR
Friedman, George, , Stratfor May 24, 2011. If U.S. President Barack Obama is right that there is a democratic movement in the Muslim world large enough to seize power and create U.S.-friendly regimes, then he has made a wise choice. If he is wrong, he risks losing the regional coalition he has.
| Chatham House: Independent thinking on international affairs
Ansari, Ali, , The World Today. Vol. 67, No. 5 May 2011
Faster, Please! » The Iranian Death Spiral Resumes
Ledeen, Michaels, , PajamasMedia May 9, 2011 So now the Ahmadinejad people and the Khamenei people are fighting it out in the streets of Tehran, as Reza tells us. Those who have followed this blog for some time will recognize it as the latest
Goodspeed, Peter, , National Post April 15, 2011 Tormented by the growing instability of the Arab Spring, Saudi Arabia feels under siege. To the west, its strongest ally, former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, has been unceremoniously deposed and detained; to the south, Yemen is imploding; in the east, Bahrain’s Shiite majority has risen in revolt, threatening to spread the contagion of revolution to...
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