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After the Pandemic Subsides, We May See a Third Wave of the Arab Spring

Ashley Smith, Gilbert Achcar — 2021-01-20T10:53:42Z

“There's still a very long way to go in this long-term revolutionary process. The good news is that people are learning what they're up against and drawing lessons from both defeats and victories.”

- IV552 - January 2021 / Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Arab Revolutions, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Bahrain

The Power of Gulf Capitalism

Kit Wainer — 2020-01-23T09:07:56Z

ADAM HANIEH HAS produced a compelling and well-documented account of the modern evolution of capitalism in the Persian Gulf. Skillfully utilizing the Marxist categories of class, state, and mode of production he situates the role of Gulf capitalists, organized around the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), within the larger global capitalist economy. His concluding chapter ties the economic trends he details to an analysis of the political crises of the past decade.

- Reviews section / Saudi Arabia, Reviews, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait

Money, Markets, and Monarchies

Adam Hanieh — 2019-02-02T18:39:39Z

Adam Hanieh talks about his new book to Jadaliyya.

- Reviews section / Saudi Arabia, Reviews, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The "crisis in the Gulf": understanding the roots

Gilbert Achcar — 2017-08-25T04:41:01Z

In order to understand the violent campaign launched by the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt against Qatar, it is necessary to look beyond trivialities such as the ransom that the Qataris allegedly paid In Iraq (to Shiite groups, in order to free more than twenty hawkers hunting in Iraqi territory) and accusations that Qatar supports terrorism. Such accusations lose credibility because they are made by actors who have done exactly that for decades. We must return to the context before the Arab Spring and how it was affected by the Great Uprising.

- IV511 - August 2017 / Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar

Campaign Against Qatar is Latest in Series of Attacks by the Region's Old Establishment

Gilbert Achcar — 2017-06-19T10:58:40Z

This article by Gilbert Achcar was translated, presented and and published by The Arabist on 16 June 2017.

- IV509 - June 2017 / Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Solidarity with the resistance of political prisoners in Syria, Iran and throughout the Middle East

Joseph Daher — 2016-05-18T08:42:45Z

The repressive policies and actions of authoritarian regimes to crush popular movements and any forms of resistance have increased the number of political prisoners throughout the region during the past few years. The activists and revolutionaries imprisoned nevertheless do not kneel in front their jailers despite the torture and repressive conditions of detention. From their cells, when they can, they continue their struggle for democracy, social justice and equality. In this article, I want to show our solidarity with ALL the political prisoners throughout the region and affirm once again that their struggle is our struggle as well; that the destinies of the people of the region is linked and it's only through increasing collaboration between the people of the region that we can challenge the authoritarian regimes and their international and regional backers.

- IV496 - May 2016 / Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain

Counterrevolutionaries on the march

Hamid Dabashi — 2015-04-20T07:03:56Z

Since the Arab Spring revolutions threatened the status quo in the Middle East, tyrants, sympathisers and extremists have attempted to pull back the gains the people made.

- IV483 - April 2015 / Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain

Continuation and difficulties of the revolutionary process in the Arab region

Gilbert Achcar — 2013-08-21T14:08:57Z

This interview with Gilbert Achcar was made by Jacques Babel on Monday 29 July 2013 for the online publication of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA, France).

- IV463 - August 2013 / Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Arab Revolutions, Yemen, Bahrain

Trade union struggles in the Arab region

Joseph Daher — 2012-12-29T11:26:42Z

Since the outbreak of the revolutionary in January 2011 and even before that, trade unionists, like workers throughout the region, played an important role in the struggles and the fall of the dictators. Today, the trade union movement of the different countries of the Middle East and North Africa continues its daily struggles for better conditions of life and work, but also to deepen the revolutionary process.

- News from around the world / Tunisia, Egypt, Arab Revolutions, Bahrain