
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...

What the Al-Ula GCC Summit Has (and Has Not) Accomplished
Did Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s embrace of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid...

Prospects of Resolving the Gulf Crisis at the 41st GCC Summit
GCC Leaders Echo Political Will to Resolve the Rift but Reconciliation Remains Elusive Dr. Dania...

Gulf States Embolden Morocco as Temperatures Rise in Western Sahara
December 2020 will be remembered as a watershed month for US-Morocco relations. President Donald Trump...

The Geopolitical Implications of America’s Presidential Transition on the...
In the final weeks of the Trump administration in Washington, the President is still fighting...

Navigating the Energy Transition: How Gulf NOCs Can Weigh in on the Climate...
Executive Summary This report explores the strategies utilized by International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Arab...

An Expanding Transregional Network: France’s Growing Role in the Gulf
Under President Emmanuel Macron, France has made its foreign policy far more proactive across the...