Trump’s Deepening Embrace of Bahrain’s Repressive Monarchy May Lead to More Instability

Summary: On the morning of March 14th, 2011, military forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crossed the 16-mile causeway fromSaudi Arabia toBahrain to crush a popular uprising that had arisen there againstthe Bahraini monarchy. The military intervention was the first salvo in a series ofcounterrevolutions launched againstthe Arab Spring uprisings, pittinglargely unarmed democracy activists against the repressive force of local security forces and militaries.