After the Sheikhs · The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies by Davidson, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Acronyms Introduction

The revolutions that never came Explaining monarchical survival Further explanations

1. State Formation and Economic Development

Origins of the Gulf monarchies Britain and the early order Independence and state formation Economic development trajectories

2. Explaining Survival—Domestic Matters

Distributing wealth National elites Co-opting expatriates Cults of personality Heritage and history Co-opting religion Environmental credentials

3. Explaining Survival—External Matters

4. Mounting Internal Pressures

Resources, populations, and subsidies Voluntary unemployment Squandering wealth Poverty and real unemployment Discrimination, statelessness, and sectarianism Censorship and limiting expression

5. Mounting External Pressures

Welcoming foreigners and eroding legitimacy Western bases and armaments Antagonising Iran Israel: the unholy alliance Division and disunity Interference and coups d’état

6. The Coming Collapse

Evolving opposition Modernising forces Countering the Arab Spring: the wrong side of history Bahrain: rage and revolution Oman: protests and promises Saudi Arabia: the cracks appearing Kuwait: ‘The People’s Spring’ United Arab Emirates: opposition emerges Qatar: champion or charlatan?

Conclusion Postscript Notes Bibliography Index