DC - Gulf Countries

Tribal Governance and Stability in Yemen

Nadwa Al-Dawsari — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:58:19 +0000

Tribal governance and conflict resolution traditions will play a part in helping to ease tensions and mitigate conflicts that will arise as Yemen moves toward political transition.

Building a Better Yemen

Charles Schmitz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A capable and legitimate state is even more essential to Yemen’s economic future than the presence of natural resources.

Drones and IEDs: A Lethal Cocktail

Moisés Naím — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Drones have drastically altered the course of war. The bad news is that terrorists are inevitably going to take an interest in this technology. Just as inevitably, they will try to combine it with IEDs.

Lessons from the Gulf's Twin Shocks

Ibrahim Saif, Rand Fakhoury — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

The twin shocks of the Euro debt crisis and the Arab Spring are forcing members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to grapple with old and new challenges, including overreliance on oil, changing trade relationships, and regional integration.

Salafis in Yemen: Caught in the Revolution?

Laurent Bonnefoy, Ginny Hill, Marina Ottaway — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

The Salafi movement in Yemen has historically been mostly apolitical, but the 2011 uprising has deeply transformed the Islamist camp.

Why Won't Saudi Arabia Write Down its Laws?

Nathan Brown — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

The sweeping processes of political change unleashed across the Middle East and North Africa may have taken the wind out of the sails of current Saudi Arabian judicial reform efforts.

The U.S.-Saudi Arms Deal and Iran

Karim Sadjadpour — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Washington’s announcement of a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia has further exacerbated tensions with Iran and has led Tehran to threaten to close the strategically important Straits of Hormuz.

Public Opinion on Iraq and the Arab Spring

James Zogby, Edward Gnehm Jr., Mustafa Hamarneh, Marwan Muasher, Marina Ottaway — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Zogby Research Services conducted polling in eight countries across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in the United States, to look at public opinion on the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the Arab Spring, and other recent developments in the region.

Arab Monarchies: Chance for Reform, Yet Unmet

Marina Ottaway, Marwan Muasher — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Arab monarchs have an opportunity to embark on a path of far-reaching political reform without losing their thrones, but the window to act is closing

Kuwait's Short 19th Century

Nathan Brown — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Kuwait's political struggles more closely resemble those of 19th century Europe than the Arab Spring taking place in Cairo or Tunis.