Yes, the Gulf monarchs are in trouble
on Foreign Policy – 13 Nov 2012 At first glance the Gulf monarchies look stable, at least compared
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Author: Christopher M. Davidson
The United Arab Emirates: frontiers of the Arab Spring
on OpenDemocracy – 8 Sep 2012 The United Arab Emirates has yet to face Arab Spring street protests,
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Dubai’s Diversification: From Boom to Bust
Orient, Vol. 1, n. 52, 2011 In just two years the economic development of the United Arab Emirates’
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Power and Politics in the Persian Gulf Monarchies
New York: Columbia University Press, 2011 “This will no doubt make a very good and useful textbook for
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Bahrain: the crisis of monarchy
on OpenDemocracy – 25 Jul 2011 According to Davidson the ruling family’s brutal and misjudged response to Bahrain’s
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In Arab Spring chill, UAE tries bloggers
on The Jerusalem Post – 20 Jun 2011 Cristopher Davidson’s interview on democracy and human rights issues in
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Gulf-Pacific Asia Linkages in the Twenty-First Century: A Marriage of Convenience?
in David Held and Kristian Ulrichsen, “The Transformation of the Gulf: Politics, Economics and the Global Order”, London:
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The Making of a Police State
on Foreign Policy – 14 Apr 2011 The arrests of three pro-democracy activists in the United Arab Emirates
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Lords of the Realm
on Foreign Policy – 21 Feb 2011 Starting from the crisis of monarchs of the Persian Gulf, Christopher
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Bahrain on the edge
on OpenDemocracy – 19 Oct 2010 The politics of a small Persian Gulf kingdom do not usually reverberate
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