| ID | 117396 |
| Title Proper | Gulf monarchies and the Arab Spring |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Malysheva, D |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE HIGH WAVE of social and political protest in the Middle East and North Africa raised by mainly domestic discontent gave all sorts of external forces a chance to channel anti-government riots in the desired direction. The Gulf monarchies or, to be more exact, the "Wahhabi tandem"1 of Saudi Arabia and Qatar moved, for the first time in their history, onto the world arena; they joined forces with the West and tapped to the full their financial, military, political and information resources to make the Persian Gulf a geopolitical center in its own right in the Middle East and the Arab world. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.5; 2012: p.166-175 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.5; 2012: p.166-175 |
| Key Words | Arab World ; Middle East ; Persian Gulf ; Saudi Arabia ; Qatar ; North Africa ; Gulf Monarchies ; Arab Spring |