Articles tagged with: bahrian

The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Thursday, 17 Nov, 2011

Taking Stock of Conditions: Prince Turki Al-Faisal

Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, updated the frame of reference for understanding the challenges, opportunities and conditions Saudi Arabia confronts in a speech hosted by the Washington, D.C. World Affairs Council yesterday. The former ambassador to the United States and chief of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate, built upon a tour d’horizon construct, a 360 degree assessment of the “weather” facing the...

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on : Saturday, 24 Sep, 2011

Regional Power Play or Domestic Eruptions?

What are the reasons that made people in many Arab countries “revolt” against their regimes and call for change? The ultimate answer will not be determined for some time and the answers vary according to different given premises. The next question is whether the motivations of change are domestic or foreign. It seems that it is already answered. Demands of change have been basically pushed from inside, while some regional powers have benefited from them, and are trying to employ them, su...

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