Is Reconciliation in Bahrain Possible?

by JF Seznec ~ March 26th, 2012

I’ve recently published a piece for the Middle East Institute on the possibilities of reconciliation in Bahrain based upon my lecture there one year after the beginning of the uprising. Please read it here: Is Reconciliation in Bahrain Possible?

Encounter – Uprisings in Bahrain and Yemen

by JF Seznec ~ March 19th, 2012

Voice of America interview on Bahrain one year since the start of the uprising:  VOA Bahrain

Inside Story – US double standards in Bahrain

by JF Seznec ~ March 19th, 2012

Here I am on Al Jazeera English’s “Inside Story,” one year after the start of the uprising in Bahrain

 

On Bahrain

by JF Seznec ~ October 13th, 2011

I have been following closely the dramatic developments in Bahrain since February of this year. Below are some of my recent analyses:

  • An Exclusive Interview with the Bahrain Mirror – “The solution is in a joint Saudi-Iranian-Iraqi Initiative” Read it here (in Arabic)
  • “Crackdown in Bahrain” in Foreign Policy on 17 February 2011 – “The Khalifa leadership is faced with the choice of truly liberalizing or risking outside intervention — which would mean a grave loss of their position, and a potential catastrophe for the United States as well.” Read it here
  • “The Center or Bust: Will the Various Forces in Bahrain Finally Compromise on a Centrist Approach to Power?” in Jadaliyya on 8 March 2011 – Read it here
  • “Saudi Arabia Strikes Back” in Foreign Policy on 14 March 2011 – “Their decision to intervene directly in Bahrain’s affairs suggests a weakness in the Saudi leadership and Riyadh’s surrender to the more conservative elements in the country.” Read it here
  • On TVO’s Agenda with Steve Paikin, “Battleground Bahrain” Watch it here