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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Relationships
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Government report / geopolitical analysis (house oversight document)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a geopolitical analysis or briefing paper contained within House Oversight Committee files (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029805). It discusses the shifting dynamics of US-Middle East relations following the 2011 Arab Spring, specifically focusing on the Saudi-led GCC intervention in Bahrain and the perception of US abandonment of Mubarak in Egypt. It asserts that Bahrain has effectively become a province of Saudi Arabia and notes that other Gulf states (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman) maintain ties with the US to counterbalance Iranian and Saudi influence.
Organizations (5)
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| Egyptian military |
Leaders expected them to crack down on protests in Cairo.
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| Carter administration |
referenced regarding historical policy comparison.
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| Gulf Cooperation Council |
Described as historically 'feckless' but mounted an effective intervention in Bahrain in 2011.
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| GCC |
Acronym for Gulf Cooperation Council.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (inferred from footer).
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Timeline (3 events)
Early 2011
Locations (10)
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Referenced regarding foreign policy and alliances.
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Location of public protests.
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Metonym for US Government.
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Led 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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Listed as a Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Listed as a Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Listed as a Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Listed as a Gulf state pursuing ties with the US.
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Regional power mentioned in the context of balancing security policies.
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Relationships (2)
described as 'for all intents and purposes a province of Saudi Arabia'
pursued close ties... 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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"Already, several Gulf states have begun to translate their displeasure into policy independence from Washington."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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Complete text extracted from the document (1,339 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.
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.
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
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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