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nal Peace Institute (IPI) exclusively to its major donors. The views expressed in the Middle East Update do not necessarily represent those of IPI. Yemen Yemen is in a state of political paralysis and the power vacuum is enticing to separatist and terrorist movements. President Saleh's future politic

upport for Damascus' in its "fight" against terrorism. President Assad has been avoiding calls from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has asked the Chairman of the Council of Representatives, Khalifa Ahmed Al Dahrani, to take charge of the dialogue with the opposition. The largest

from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has asked the Chairman of the

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has asked the Chairman of the Council

uch as Tunisia and Egypt, a form of democracy may in fact develop. But places that are less states than geographical expressions, such as Libya and Yemen, are more likely to produce hybrid regimes. Within such systems - with which history is very familiar - militaries, internal security services, tri

udi Arabia last week after three months of convalescence in the United States and Morocco, one of the first meetings he took was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al- Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the turmoil in his tiny nation. Sunni- ruled Bahrain, less than 20 miles from Saudi Arabia's oil- and Shiite- rich

of the first meetings he took was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al- Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the tur

ainment, 22 Wynn, Steve, 30 Xi Jinping, 193, 228, 258 Yaffa, Joshua, 154 Yahoo! News, 37 Yanukovych, Viktor, 101 Yates, Sally, 94-96, 98, 104, 214-16 Yemen, 6 Yiannopoulos, Milo, 128-28, 138 Zhukova, Dasha, 80 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020140 Zucker, Jeff, 92 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020141 ABOUT THE AUTHOR MICHAEL WO

kki, 305-6 Hall, Jerry, 19 Halperin, Mark, 217 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, king of Bahrain, 231 Hanley, Allie, 127, 139 Ha

kki, 305-6 Hall, Jerry, 19 Halperin, Mark, 217 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, king of Bahrain, 231 Hanley, Allie, 1

shared their anger about police abuses, but the rage doesn't seem to have focused on the leader, as has been the case in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Syria is a paradox in this Arab season of revolt. It has an authoritarian regime dominated by a corrupt Baath Party - a relic of the age of dicta

nited. The Sunni Khalifa dynasty, headed by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, is fighting an uprising, stoked by th

smoldered, Bahrain -- facing many of the same social and economic problems of the other two -- ignited. The Sunni Khalifa dynasty, headed by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, is fighting an uprising, stoked by the island nation's Shia majority, which is demanding that a true constitutional monarchy replace the current g

uch as Tunisia and Egypt, a form of democracy may in fact develop. But places that are less states than geographical expressions, such as Libya and Yemen, are more likely to produce hybrid regimes. Within such systems - with which history is very familiar - militaries, internal security services, tri

udi Arabia last week after three months of convalescence in the United States and Morocco, one of the first meetings he took was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al- Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the turmoil in his tiny nation. Sunni- ruled Bahrain, less than 20 miles from Saudi Arabia's oil- and Shiite- rich

of the first meetings he took was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al- Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the tur