How’s that double standard working out for ya?
Bahrain: How’s that double standard working out for ya? It is no secret that there is a clear double standard in US policy regarding the popular protests sweeping across the Middle East and North...
View ArticleToo many cooks in the kitchen…
Bahrain, the Land of Two Seas: Now Between a Rock and a Harder Place In the immediate months after the Saudi-Bahraini led crackdown on the Pearl Roundabout protests last year it appeared as if tensions...
View Article“Battleship 2012” – more than a game, more than a movie
Persian Gulf: US and Iranian naval activity could be the blockbuster of the summer Recent history has seen US military forces focused on the ground, but the summer has brought an old battleground to...
View ArticleWill al-Thani of Jordan be the First to Go?
In the third wave of the Arab Spring monarchies are on their heels King Abdullah al-Thani’s attempts to placate Jordan is going up in flames, to the Arab Spring chant “the people want the downfall of...
View ArticleReporting on repressive regimes in the Gulf
Mariwan Hama shares his experience investigating human rights abuses in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, touching on nation’s security complex, geopolitical context, changing ethnic configuration, and...
View ArticleBetter Reputations, Better Results: “Perception Management” in Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain is recruiting a veritable army of Mad Men, ensuring the brutal crackdown of its own citizens over the last two years stays out of international media headlines and the global...
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