Sunday, January 18, 2015

Bahrain's Sectarianism Bites Back―And Not Just Politically

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Bahraini Salafis boastfully engaging with Syrian rebels in August 2012.  What could possibly go wrong? The inevitable political blow-...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

On the Mystery of 'Ali Salman's Arrest

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Bahrain's arrest on Sunday of al-Wifaq leader Sh. 'Ali Salman, ostensibly in response to recent "escalatory" statements,...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Electoral Rules (and Threats) Cure Bahrain's Sectarian Parliament

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We knew that Bahrain was a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, but with the results of the just-concluded 2014 parliamentary electio...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Bahrain's New Electoral Districts:
No Help for the Opposition; Bad for Troublesome Sunnis

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It's been a while since I've had a chance to write here properly, and if I had more time and resources it would be nice to sustain...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

Bahrain Drain

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Yes, I know it's been a while since I've posted here, but that's what happens when you're traveling around the U.S. with a...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

The New Bahraini Diplomacy:
Screw All You Guys

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-- "Man, I love this guy right here!" -- "No, THIS guy!" It is a telling descriptor of the state of U.S. diplomacy ...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Bahrain Contra Iraq: Foreign-backed "Terrorism" vs. Indigenous "Uprising"

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Bouncing around in my mind for a while now have been two big-picture thoughts related to Bahrain, which at some point soon hopefully I wil...
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