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Published in: North Africa, West Asia'Something wicked this way comes': the Arab transitions (part 1)An excerpt from a NOREF report on the background to the current situation in the Middle East, focusing on the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaArab autocracy & revolutionUntil now, the struggle between autocrats and revolutionaries has been confined within national boundaries. But as...
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Published in: HomeBritain in Bahrain: hopes and fearsA naval-base agreement between two royal states suits both sides. But money, along with security a big part of the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - December 16, 2014Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: HomeBritain in Bahrain: eyes wide shut
A new naval base in the Gulf reveals both the flaws in Britain's strategic thinking and the limits of its military capacity.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Bahrain Debate: rethinking the conflictThis debate hopes to recreate a historical moment for civil society participation and action, by arriving at a more...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor history’s sake, the Arab peoples have revolted
Not only did the Arab peoples revolt, but the power of their revolts was so significant and threatening to the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSaudi's husseiniya massacre: sectarianism coming home to roostThe murder of Shi'a worshippers in the Eastern Province, by fighters who are returned jihadis, is the latest...
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Published in: openSecurityHow Bahrain spies on British soilThe Bahraini government has been using sophisticated malware—complete with technical support from its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - November 3, 2014Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaInterview with imprisoned Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab
Rajab speaks about his experience in a Bahraini prison, the failure of western media and governments to support...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAssessing Bahrain’s fiscal stance
The key to fiscal policy reform lies in ending the political stalemate through democratisation and public...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaISIS airstrikes: how to rehabilitate dictators and destroy the revolution
The American intervention will strengthen the hand of Arab autocrats against their opponents, Islamists and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - August 20, 2014
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Bahrain, tourism goes dry
The latest ban on serving alcohol or operating nightclubs in three star hotels in Bahrain will likely deal a hefty...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNot the end of the "Arab Spring", is it?Much has happened in the Middle East in the last four years, but in Europe, the development of the state and of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaActivists in Bahrain denounce Al-Khalifa anti-Shi'ite policyEarlier last week, on 7 May, political activists affiliated to Bahraini opposition groups delivered a letter to UN...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe fate of Gulf migrant workers is deeply connected to the fate of the Arab uprisingsThe more the Gulf states pay a reputational cost in the west for maintaining this system of exploitation, the harder...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHolding BAE accountable for its deadly actionsNext week anti arms trade activists will be heading to Farnborough to attend the BAE Systems AGM and put new Chair,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBritain and Bahrain: still allied against democracy and human rights
An interview with Maryam al-Khawaja, a leading Bahraini human rights activist, on the continuing protests in...
