Saudi Arabia: Dynastic conflicts and generational shifts exacerbate regional crisis


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Issue 1039 - 23 Jun 2017 | 9 minute read

The politics were long in the making before the crisis erupted between Qatar and three major Gulf Co-operation Council partners turned adversaries – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE (the ‘GCC-3’) – plus Egypt and other allies from the wider Muslim world, but several of the immediate consequences emerging from the conflict are nevertheless unexpected.

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