We have had enough of this ridiculous, two-year-old question: Did the Arab Spring have any impact on the six Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE?
The one-word answer is an emphatic yes. Obviously these states not only survived the tough challenges of the two-year-old Arab Spring, but also shrewdly utilised it to consolidate the pro-government elements, strengthened the forces of the status quo and put off any demand for the urgent need for political reform and democratisation indefinitely.
looking beyond borders 