One Year On: Political Crisis Remains In Full Swing

The political backdrop in Bahrain will remain tense in 2012, despite recent efforts by the al-Khalifa regime to minimise anti-government sentiment by pushing ahead with constitutional reforms. With the opposition having hitherto shown little willingness to re-start negotiations with the government, most proposals put forth by King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa will continue to fall short of popular demands for greater democratisation, and any lasting solution to the political crisis is likely to prove elusive as a result.

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