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$8BN US Weapon Sales to Arab States/ Bahraini revolution

U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Meanwhile in Bahrain, it has been 8 years of continuous government crackdown. During these years, Bahrain witnessed protests spreading across the tiny Persian Gulf country as a wide pro-democracy movement led by the country’s majority Shia Muslims.
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Sharmine Narwani

Sharmine Narwani has a Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in both Middle East studies and journalism, and from 2010-2014 was a Senior Associate at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, Sharmine has written commentaries and analysis that have appeared in a variety of media publications, including Al Akhbar English, the New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, BRICS Post, the Huffington Post, As-Safir, USA Today, Russia Today, Salon.com and others.

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