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Kein Labor arabischer Zukunft. Grosse Herausforderungen fur die kleinen Golf-Staaten
In: Internationale Politik: das Magazin für globales Denken, Band 61, Heft 6, S. 45-51
ISSN: 1430-175X
In addition to reconstruction in Iraq & armament in Iran, the sparsely populated monarchies on the Persian Gulf are experiencing significant political changes. Oil fields are drying out, unemployment is on the rise, & Islamists demand political representation, according to the author of this article. The reactions of the ruling families vary from tactical assimilation & long-term structural reforms. The author asks what the significance of these changes for the region is. Tables, 1 Map, References. Adapted from the source document.