The execution of Nimr al-Nimr has brought the Middle East to a boiling point. But his beliefs were more complicated than anyone will admit.
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The spread of extremist Islamist ideology is as much a result of Western foreign policy as of Saudi machinations.
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In the 21st century, the monarchies of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE – the group of countries constituting the GCC – have emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-changing regions of the world.
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IS exploits one of the Gulf states’ main contradictions
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