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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Policy analysis / report (house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document page appears to be part of a geopolitical analysis or briefing report regarding US-Middle East relations following the Arab Spring. It details the 2011 Saudi-led GCC intervention in Bahrain and discusses how Gulf states like the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar have strengthened ties with Washington to counterbalance Iranian and Saudi influence. The document bears a House Oversight Committee production stamp.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Hosni Mubarak | Former President of Egypt |
Mentioned regarding his time of need in early 2011 and the expectation of US support.
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| Jimmy Carter | Former US President |
Mentioned regarding his administration's policy considerations during the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Egyptian military |
Expected to crack down on protests in Cairo.
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| Carter administration |
Referenced regarding historical US policy options.
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| Gulf Cooperation Council |
Mentioned as the banner under which the intervention in Bahrain took place; described as historically 'feckless' but ...
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the document footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (9)
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Location of public protests.
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Metonym for the US Government.
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Led the intervention in Bahrain; described as effectively controlling Bahrain.
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Site of domestic unrest and Saudi intervention; described as a 'province of Saudi Arabia'.
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Mentioned in context of the 1979 revolution and as a regional power to be counterbalanced.
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Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Relationships (2)
Bahrain described as 'for all intents and purposes a province of Saudi Arabia'.
United States
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Strategic Alliance
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Gulf States (UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar)
Pursued close ties with the United States... to counterbalance Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Key Quotes (3)
"Bahrain today is for all intents and purposes a province of Saudi Arabia, even if it is not polite to say so in diplomatic circles."Source
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"Largely unnoticed in Western commentary was that the GCC, for the first time in its history, mounted a relatively effective military intervention."Source
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"Already, several Gulf states have begun to translate their displeasure into policy independence from Washington."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,337 characters)
Mubarak in his time of need in early
2011. Their leaders expected the United
States to push for Mubarak and the
Egyptian military to crack down on
public protests in Cairo. After all,
American policymakers during the Carter
administration had at least given this
policy option consideration during the
Iranian revolution in 1979.
Already, several Gulf states have begun
to translate their displeasure into policy
independence from Washington. In 2011,
for example, a coalition of Gulf states led
by Saudi Arabia intervened in Bahrain to
quell domestic unrest in the island
country. They did so under the banner of
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),
which for years had been a feckless
military force. Largely unnoticed in
Western commentary was that the GCC,
for the first time in its history, mounted a
relatively effective military intervention.
Bahrain today is for all intents and
purposes a province of Saudi Arabia,
even if it is not polite to say so in
diplomatic circles. Since the Iranian
revolution, Bahrain -- like the United
Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar
-- has pursued close ties with the United
States, in significant measure to
counterbalance Iran and Saudi Arabia.
With Washington at their back, they were
able to stake out security policies that
were at least nominally independent from
2011. Their leaders expected the United
States to push for Mubarak and the
Egyptian military to crack down on
public protests in Cairo. After all,
American policymakers during the Carter
administration had at least given this
policy option consideration during the
Iranian revolution in 1979.
Already, several Gulf states have begun
to translate their displeasure into policy
independence from Washington. In 2011,
for example, a coalition of Gulf states led
by Saudi Arabia intervened in Bahrain to
quell domestic unrest in the island
country. They did so under the banner of
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),
which for years had been a feckless
military force. Largely unnoticed in
Western commentary was that the GCC,
for the first time in its history, mounted a
relatively effective military intervention.
Bahrain today is for all intents and
purposes a province of Saudi Arabia,
even if it is not polite to say so in
diplomatic circles. Since the Iranian
revolution, Bahrain -- like the United
Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar
-- has pursued close ties with the United
States, in significant measure to
counterbalance Iran and Saudi Arabia.
With Washington at their back, they were
able to stake out security policies that
were at least nominally independent from
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