TY - BOOK AU - Althani,Mohamed TI - The Arab Spring & the Gulf States: time to embrace change SN - 9781781250730 (hbk.) : U1 - 320.953 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Profile KW - Arab Spring, 2010- N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether it is heading in the right direction to become a durable, sustainable system, fully supported by its people and capable of being defended from internal and external threats. Mohamed A.J. Althani analyzes the domestically important areas of demography, security, provision of food and water, and the political and economic systems of the Arab countries at the center of the turmoil that has spread throughout the region since early 2011 UR - https://uowd.box.com/s/dymp5h5wyozul8g7tpw8jkc8hzuge3ps ER -