Friday, June 17, 2011

Fighting Dialogue with More Dialogue

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In the past week more news has been trickling in about Bahrain's al-Dhaharani-led National Dialogue, not least via the new Twitter accou...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Media Jihad: If Ya Can't Beat 'Em, Sue 'Em!

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As if entirely oblivious to the irony, Bahrain announced on Tuesday that its Information Affairs Authority will take legal action against t...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

National Dialogue or Just Another Session of Parliament?

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The Bahrain News Agency is reporting (English here ) new details about King Hamad's "National Dialogue, Take 2" initiative, w...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Ramping up the Pressure

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No time to write today or perhaps this weekend, but since today seems to have brought many interesting Bahrain stories, I thought I could qu...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Winning the Battle, Losing the (Media) War: Formula 1 Edition

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It seems that Bahrain's authorities have spent a bit too much time recently attacking the U.S. and Embassy Manama ( in the press ) and S...
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Most Dangerous Men in Bahrain

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Writing more than three decades ago in 1980, Fuad Khuri offers in his classic Tribe and State in Bahrain the following remarks, coming near...
Friday, June 3, 2011

How Much Does "Business As Usual" Cost?: About $40 Million

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$40 million. That's the amount the London-based owners of Formula One, CVC Capital Partners Ltd., would have been out had they decided ...
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