Friday, August 5, 2011

"Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark"

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Anyone wondering why it is that Bahraini society and politics won't soon be returning to normal--National Dialogue or no National Dialog...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Winning the Battle, Losing the (Media) War: Al-Watan English Edition

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If you're like me, and you woke up this morning after having finally finished your 355-page dissertation that you'd been working on ...
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Friday, July 29, 2011

National Dialogue Final Score: Khalifah bin Salman 1, Everyone Else 0

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From the day Khalifah al-Dhaharani was announced as the head of Bahrain's National Dialogue in lieu of the crown prince, you knew bad ne...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain: An Evil Everyone Can Appreciate

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The only thing Bahrainis seem to be able to agree upon these days is that they really don't care for the U.S. Embassy. Indeed, just whe...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Dialogue is Dead. Long Live the Dialogue.

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Today marks the final session of Bahrain's National Dialogue, which ended on an appropriate note with a special session dedicated to ex-...
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Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab Gulf

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I understand that this may be off topic for those who are interested only in Bahraini politics, but I have a new (co-authored) article in F...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Palace Wars and Royal Visits

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As there seems to be a relative lack of headlines this week following al-Wifaq's withdrawal from the National Dialogue (although there i...
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