Bahrain
Gulf states’ internal security crackdown may intensify
New leaders, new technologies and a changing external environment are reducing space for dissent
Gulf statesPressure on Bahraini activists will only rise
An imprisoned mother who launched a hunger strike has been transferred to hospital
BahrainTehran and Riyadh may invest more in the Bahrain arena
Manama has accused Iran of arming and training militants who struck a Saudi oil pipeline
IranIran might step up engagement in Bahrain
In an ongoing crackdown on the Shia population, Manama has issued new death sentences and removals of citizenship
BahrainPolitical variables may delay Middle Eastern elections
Polls in the Middle East and North Africa rarely transfer power, but are still important tools of political contestation
Middle EastSmaller Gulf states will tighten security measures
Several Gulf Arab governments show signs of rising internal repression
Gulf statesGulf monarchies may update power structures
Ruling families are gradually changing the traditional rules of succession and decision-making
Gulf statesA Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit
The heads-of-state meeting could be last-ditch effort to return Doha to the fold -- or the final nail in the coffin
Qatar
