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Iranian Attacks on Gulf States

*Iranian attacks on the Gulf States as of April 6, 2026

Issue: Defense & Security
Country: GCC

Toward a New Order in MENA Regional Geopolitics

September 2, 2026

This report is a byproduct of the workshop “Toward a New Order in MENA Regional Geopolitics: What’s Next for the Region’s Geopolitical Equilibrium?,” hosted in…

Yemen’s Emerging Role in the Red Sea

August 27, 2026

On August 4, 2026, the Yemeni Coast Guard (YCG) rescued the 14-member crew of the Indian-flagged commercial vessel Faize Noore Oliya. Transiting the Red Sea…

GCC

The Midterms Might Change Washington’s Gulf Debate, But Not the Relationship

Commentary

The ongoing U.S.–Iran war comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. foreign policy. With the...

GCC

Beyond Hormuz: Why Balochistan Matters to Gulf Energy Security

Commentary

A conflict long treated as peripheral to Gulf security is becoming harder to ignore as...

GCC

China’s Technology Development Push Meets Gulf Diversification

Commentary

China’s “new quality productive forces” (NQPF) are often understood as a domestic effort to revive...

GCC

Pipe Dreams and Pecking Orders: Who Gets Priority When Gulf Bypass Routes Are Tested?

Commentary

In June, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah told an Atlantic Council audience that...

GCC

Toward a New Order in MENA Regional Geopolitics

Reports

This report is a byproduct of the workshop “Toward a New Order in MENA Regional...

GCC

The Gulf Looks to Ukraine as Global Conflicts Converge

Commentary

The war between the United States and Iran has entered another period of escalation, casting...

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