America Could Make the GCC Reform, If It Wanted to
For much of the modern history of the Gulf, the Arab states of the region...
The GCC at 40: Not Broken, Not Fixed
At the end of last year, many Middle East experts were confident that, given the...
The Gulf is in Flux About Israel-Palestine
After eleven bloody days of warfare between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Gaza-based...
Femicide: Regrettably, A Justifiable Crime in the GCC
On April 20th, 2021 a gruesome murder shook Kuwait and the shock quickly reverberated among...
Political Satire in the Shadow of Censorship: Lessons from Political Cartoo...
Most discussions of civil society and state relations in the GCC states rely on the...
GCC-Iranian Dialogue is Hard—But Necessary
The tension in the Gulf region related to Iran is increasing. At the same time,...
Lavrov’s GCC Tour: A Sign of Russia’s Increasing Gulf Ties
From March 8 to 12, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov travelled to the United Arab...
GCC Engagement with Syria: Seeking A New Path
The conflict in Syria has turned it from a regional player to a new battleground...
Why Biden’s Gulf Policy Will Not Disturb Russia-GCC Relations
It has now been two months since President Joe Biden entered the Oval Office. However,...
The Iran Nuclear Deal: American-Iranian Dialogue and the GCC
In November 2020, only days before he was elected President of the United States, then-candidate...
Yemen to Reap the Fruits of GCC’s Reconciliation
After three and a half years, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) recent Al-Ula summit in...
GCC States Elusive Reconciliation: Rifts Continue for a Third Crisis
This month’s Gulf Arab summit—also known as the “Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Sheikh Sabah...