Report Finds Gulf States Unstable Despite Resource Wealth.
Sectarian and ethnic tension, religious violence, and terrorism threats appear to be rising trends in the Gulf region according to a new study on the state of security in the Gulf by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The 200-plus page report released last week was prepared by veteran analyst Anthony H. Cordesmanfrom CSIS, a highly respected Washington, DC, think tank.
The report notes the alarming rise of politicized Islam in the Arab world. Even in Saudi Arabia, the so-called Islamic State has found many followers in spite of the fact that the self-proclaimed caliphate does not recognize Saudi Arabia.
Also highlighted in the report is a profound consolidation of governmental power with little to no participation by the ordinary citizen.
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