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Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 March 2018

Fuel subsidy cuts in the Middle East and North Africa.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 September 2023

As GCC countries push for privatisation, while also nationalising the labour force, the prospect of citizens becoming increasingly willing to resort to strikes cannot be…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 May 2021

Ten years after it experienced mass protests during the 2011 Arab uprisings, Manama remains deeply concerned about the potential threat from a Shia-led opposition -- and its…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 December 2018

The country has struggled with internal unrest for decades, and the government ensured that opposition representatives were prevented from standing in the election. Despite the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 August 2022

Egypt ceded the Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia in 2017. Israel lifted its veto on the deal in July and in exchange, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace to all Israeli…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 March 2022

The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley, with…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 September 2020

Both Arab governments have had informal ties with Israel for some time. Unlike the UAE, which announced its recognition plans on August 13 in return for Israel halting its plans…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 January 2017

Youth marginalisation.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 August 2018

Tribe-state relations have experienced various levels of tension and cooperation in the monarchies of the Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 December 2017

Succession in Gulf Arab states.

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