Anger Mismanagement: Bahrain's Crisis Escalates
Bahrain had several critical chances to resolve its crisis without the bloodshed and turmoil that has marred recent events. Yet at every juncture, the opportunity for an exit from conflict was ignored. Part of that story is about a radical polarization of Bahraini society. But equally important are the changing geopolitics of the Arab Spring.
THE NATIONAL Sectarian strife affects business in Bahrain
May 20, 2012 / Elizabeth Dickinson
Consumers have started taking sides in a political conflict, boycotting enterprises frequented by or owned by one side or another.
Gulf states 'need time to study' union plan
May 15, 2012/ By Elizabeth Dickinson
The Gulf states will need more time and study to determine whether to move towards closer union, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said after a consultative GCC summit yesterday in Riyadh.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Bahrain F1 race: How a Sunni backlash kept an uprising at bay
The Formula One race in Bahrain today has put the spotlight back on an uprising here that has faltered due to sectarian distrust.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / April 22, 2012
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Pressure mounts on Bahrain as hunger striker reaches 62nd day
Bahrain has been trumpeting its return to normalcy ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix that begins April 20. But now there is increasing pressure to cancel the car race.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / April 10, 2012
How Long Can Bahrain's Opposition Hold Out for Dialogue?
A lack of reforms may deal a deathblow, ironically, to the most moderate supporters of Bahrain’s uprising.
By Elizabeth Dickinson / April 19, 2012
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Hitched to Qatar's rising star, Al Jazeera takes a bumpy ride skyward
Al Jazeera's relationship with Qatar's emir, who founded the channel in 1996, has drawn more criticism as Qatar takes an increasingly prominent role in the region.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / April 4, 2012
Qatar builds a brand as mediator
Flush with cash and fancy hotels, Qatar has hosted representatives from the West Bank, Gaza, Darfur, and Libya in the past year alone.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / March 28, 2012
Tiny Qatar played outsized role as Arab League president. Will it last?
This week, Iraq takes over the Arab League presidency from Qatar, which has ruffled feathers with its surge in leadership. A Russian official famously told Qatar, 'Go back to your size.'By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / March 28, 2012
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Why a Saudi blogger faces a possible death sentence for three tweets
Hamza Kashgari's tweets on the prophet Muhammad's birthday have resulted in charges of blasphemy, apostasy, and atheism – and Saudi Arabia appears to be making an example of his actions.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / February 14, 2012
A decade ago, many African economies seemed locked in stagnation. Now they are booming, and Gulf investors are moving in to take advantage of the growth. By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / March 6, 2012
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Interview: Former US spy chief sees shift toward Asia
Admiral Dennis C. Blair - the former director of national intelligence - says the US needs to back moderate Islamic societies, and urges Israel to keep pace with a changing Middle East.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / January 31, 2012
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, WEEKLY REVIEW
Tunisia's democracy blooms as model for Arab Spring
Smooth elections, a coalition between moderate Islamists and secularists, and an explosion of civic life are propelling Tunisia forward as a model for the Arab Spring.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / November 12, 2011
Bahrain commission issues brutal critique of Arab Spring crackdown
An independent commission presented its findings to Bahrain's king, offering the tiny Gulf country a road map for moving beyond the violence of recent months and repairing relations with the US.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / November 23, 2011
The Arab Spring: started by the young, controlled by the old
When the Arab Spring was born, it had a young face. Just 10 months later, the revolution has aged.
Elizabeth Dickinson (Foreign Correspondent)
November 1, 2011
Tunisia's Leading Ladies
Are women's rights in jeopardy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring? They wouldn't stand for it.
By Elizabeth Dickinson
November 2, 2011
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Can Islamists share power with secularists? Tunisia is about to find out.
Two secular parties look set to join Tunisia's dominant Islamist Al Nahda party in an alliance that would collectively represent as much as 60 percent of the vote in Sunday's election.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Correspondent / October 26, 2011
THE INTERDEPENDENT
The Unlikely Soundtrack to a Revolution
By Elizabeth Dickinson | Oct 31, 2011
Even when freedom came, the artists who had long called for it remained hidden.
Secularists voice dismay at election gains for Tunisia's Islamist party
Tunisia's election results are not final, but the moderate Islamist party Al Nahda seems poised to get a plurality of the vote. Some secularists voiced alarm, even as the party sought to reassure opponents.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Contributor / October 25, 2011
Unlikely kingmaker emerges in Tunisia's election
Tunisia's election appears to be giving a strong vote to the moderate Islamist party Ennahda. But the much smaller and secular Ettakatol party may determine who forms the majority in the constituent assembly.
By Elizabeth Dickinson, Contributor / October 24, 2011
Can Tunisia's New Democracy Bridge the Islamist-Secular Divide?
By Elizabeth Dickinson
Oct 24 2011, 6:28 AM ET 1
However Tunisia's political parties fare in the country's first real election, their biggest challenge -- and the one that could determine the fate of Tunisia's democratic experiment -- will be learning how to cooperate with one another
Tunisia election: Smiles, pride as historic day goes smoothly
Tunisians turned out in droves to vote in the Arab Spring's first democratic election today. Early indications were that voting went smoothly throughout most of the country.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Contributor / October 23, 2011
In Revolutionary Tunisia's First Real Election, One Issue Trumps All: Jobs
By Elizabeth Dickinson
Oct 23 2011, 8:30 AM ET
Parties and voters, both unfamiliar with the new system that begins today with an election, are struggling to find and agree on solutions to the worsening economy
Tunisia elections face unexpected obstacle: youth apathy
The fervor of Tunisia's youth-led revolution, which sparked subsequent uprisings in the region, has been surprisingly absent ahead of Tunisia's elections this weekend.By Elizabeth Dickinson, Contributor / October 21, 2011
