Bahrain

Becoming a globally competitive hub is the driver of much of the Arab Gulf’s recent success in the travel and logistics sectors, which propel global connectivity.

China's ambitions in the Middle East often include the building of mega malls.

A post-deal policy that focuses exclusively on rolling back Iranian power will produce confrontation rather than diminish it. A policy that includes a parallel...

There’s a gold rush in the Middle East, but it isn’t gold that prospectors are seeking. It’s reactor sales. Whatever the energy promise of the peaceful atom,...

Twenty-five years ago, in the wake of the Gulf War, the first Bush administration sketched out a plan for the security of its Arab partners. The original had Iraq...

Bahrain's government responded to national protests by portraying itself as the victim of a Shia revolt. In reality, that is precisely what the government has...

From the very beginning of the revolt in the Middle East, Riyadh has reached beyond its borders to influence events. So far, the kingdom has successfully...

Yesterday's announcement of a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States is just the latest story in the struggle now unfolding between...

The small island kingdom of Bahrain has emerged as a crucial test of the Obama administration's response to the Arab Spring. But Washington has been too passive so...

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has blamed Bahrain's recent protests on Shia extremists. But close examination reveals that Shia there are more secular than their...

For years, Pentagon officials took comfort in the relative stability of Bahrain, which serves as a major base for the U.S. military. But the protests in the country...

The democratic uprising taking place in Bahrain has been accompanied by concerns of Shia insurrection and resurgent Iranian influence. The United States should not...

Bahrain has a longstanding consensus in favor of moderate reform, including reinstating a constitutional monarchy. But has this month's violence closed the window...

This is a threshold moment for the entire Middle East. It is still unclear how far revolution will spread and what will come of it, but the president’s deft...