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Author: Dr. Gawdat Bahgat

Dr. Gawdat Bahgat

Dr. Gawdat Bahgat is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Gulf International Forum and a Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. He is the author of 11 books on the Middle East. His areas of expertise include energy security, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Iran and American foreign policy.

KSA

The Geopolitics of the U.S.–Saudi Nuclear Deal

U.S. – Gulf Policy

In late July, the Trump administration announced a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi...

KSA

The Strategic Costs of Saudi-Emirati Competition

Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have long navigated cycles of cooperation and...

Iran

Between Red Lines and Realpolitik: The Gulf Awaits a Nuclear Breakthrough

U.S. – Gulf Policy

For several weeks, top diplomats from the United States and Iran have been engaged in...

GCC

How the GCC States Can Weather Trump’s Tariffs

U.S. – Gulf Policy

On April 2, President Trump heralded a new era in United States trade policy when...

GCC

The GCC States Must Turn Down the Temperature in the Middle East

Defense & Security

​The GCC states have a unique opportunity to mediate between Iran and Israel, leveraging their...

Iran

Egypt and Iran: Prospects for Rapprochement

Geopolitics

In May 2023, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman made separate state visits to both...

GCC

Renewable Energy and the Politics of Fossil Fuels

Energy & Environment

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to be held in...

GCC

The Iran Nuclear Deal: American-Iranian Dialogue and the GCC

Geopolitics

In November 2020, only days before he was elected President of the United States, then-candidate...

Iran

Biden Administration and Iran: The Way Forward

U.S. – Gulf Policy

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was undoubtedly the Obama Administration’s foreign policy signature....

GCC

The Global Collapse of Oil Prices – What Lies Ahead?

Energy & Environment

Since the dawn of the oil era, prices have been subject to a certain extent...

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