INSIGHT-Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science

Saudi Arabia is widely perceived as leading the counter-revolution against the Arab Spring uprisings. In reality, the kingdom's response is centered, as its foreign and domestic policy has long been, on "stability." The Saudis don't want anti-Saudi forces, including such enemies as Iran and al-Qaida, to increase their influence in the Middle East. Some of the older Saudi leaders have seen this