Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Gulf Next? By: James M. Dorsey | Briefing

Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Gulf Next?

By: James M. Dorsey | Briefing

It's time to think the unthinkable: Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Persian Gulf states may be next in line to confront widespread popular discontent. Rumblings of popular restlessness are bubbling to the surface in the Gulf. To quell rising anger, Arab leaders are scrambling to implement measures ranging from cash handouts, to cosmetic changes of government, to a renewed emphasis on job-creation.

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