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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265967
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216996
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This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257969
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The new conservative president is walking a fine balance between hard-line conservative demands and pragmatic compromises as regards negotiations on a revival of the 2015…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265249
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This comes as conservative-drafted legislation aims to increase use of local alternatives to facilitate new restrictions on foreign social media providers. The recent presidential…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263609
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Kurdish-Arab tensions in north-east Syria
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245824
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The fallout from conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic also clouds the horizon for many. The survey suggests an increasing divide between young people in the Gulf states, who seem…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257344
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Sheikh Ahmad will name a new cabinet ahead of parliamentary elections, a date for which has yet to be announced. Government and parliament have been at loggerheads for a number of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271752
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This brings in different perspectives on issues such as economic diversification, social liberalism, Israel and the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256938
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Federal National Council election.