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Intolerance of opposition creates tensions, but economic outlook improving


Risk Management
Issue 892 - 17 Jan 2011 | 1 minute read

The political environment has deteriorated. King Hamad seems to believe that his regime can survive only if it recovers popular consent. But he is troubled by deteriorating communal politics, and faces opposition from within Al- Khalifa ranks.

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