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Significance
Bahrain’s January 15 execution of three men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer prompted a resurgence of protests in some of the country’s marginalised Shia villages, traditionally centres for opposition activism.
Impacts
Instability will become more likely if Iran’s May presidential election ushers in a more hardline candidate.
Protests will be largely contained outside key business districts, though terror attack risks could rise.
Upward pressure on security spending could undermine fiscal reforms.
Keywords:
Bahrain,
ME/NAF,
Iran,
Saudi Arabia,
United Kingdom,
United States,
politics,
government,
military,
opposition,
protest,
security,
terrorism,
judicial,
legislation
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2017
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