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The UAE: holding back the tide

Published on: 5 August 2012

Written by: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen All articles by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

As a deeply-tribal and largely homogeneous society that has also engaged heavily both in state-branding and...
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Resisting relocation: active communities in revolutionary Egypt

Published on: 31 July 2012

Written by: Louisa Loveluck All articles by Louisa Loveluck

Residents’ actions highlight growing expectations that a more inclusive model of decision-making is both possible...
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Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women

Published on: 18 April 2012

Written by: Eman Al Nafjan All articles by Eman Al Nafjan

This is not just about including Saudi women in the London 2012. It’s much more far-reaching and serious than that....
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The "Arab spring" in historical perspective

Published on: 21 October 2011

Written by: Sami Zubaida All articles by Sami Zubaida

How will the popular uprisings in the Arab world affect the future of states and regimes in the region? All possible...

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