Indias Long Range Missile Test, Arab Spring Survivor, Jordans Monarchy
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India’s Long-Range Missile Test Alarms China
The successful test launch of a new Indian nuclear-capable missile that gives New Delhi the ability to strike Beijing and Shanghai for the first time will be a source of considerable consternation in China. The launch also will distract from U.S. efforts to keep the pressure on North Korea over its failed long-range rocket launch last week. India’s missile launch provoked a sharp rebuke in Chinese state-run media not only of India, but of Western powers that, at least in China’s eyes, continue to ignore India’s rapidly growing nuclear and missile capabilities.
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Saudi Arabia: An Arab Spring Survivor, But For How Long?
As undemocratic and repressive as any government in the Middle East, the Saudi regime has nonetheless been able to survive the Arab Spring without any serious challenges to its continuance. Has the house of Saud merely been lucky or is its apparent cloak of protection the result of other factors? LIGNET takes a closer look.
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Jordan: Abdullah’s Benevolent Rule Keeps Monarchy Afloat
King Abdullah’s decision last week to pardon 20 activists who had been jailed for “insulting the king” is illustrative of how Abdullah has kept in power as the Arab Spring has swept over the Middle East. It also has implications for the future of the Hashemite Kingdom, perhaps the United States’ most reliable Arab ally.
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