The survival of eight monarchies during the “Arab Uprisings” has put centre stage the
fundamental question about the durability of this subtype of authoritarian regime. Seen from …

Over the past half-century, production from vast reserves of hydrocarbons has transformed
the once destitute Persian Gulf monarchies into developed states with comfortable lifestyles …

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been convulsed by major social,
political, and economic events that first erupted in 2011 in Tunisia, and then rapidly spread …

When people are asked the question, What is the source of Saudi Arabia's power? Who
would cite factors other than oil? This equation of Saudi power exclusively with its oil wealth …

When people are asked the question, what is the source of Saudi Arabia's power, who
would cite factors other than oil? This equation of Saudi power exclusively with its oil wealth …

The protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010, and quickly spread across the Arab
world, have drawn significant attention to the impact of militaries and coercive institutions on …

Here, we examine the challenges to democratization in Bahrain, with a particular focus on
how the recent 2011 Uprising has resulted in a deepening of authoritarianism. It is argued …

In 2019, a renewed protest wave in the Arab World has drawn the attention of scholars to the
profound challenges of theorizing the political transition process. This article pays particular …

Three years after the mass protests in the MENA region it is still unclear if the
transformations will lead to democracy. This article reflects the challenge that the …

The Arab revolutions have changed the political and security landscape of the Persian Gulf.
The upheavals have altered the sources of threats states used to feel from those emanating …