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 Gulf
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 Crisis
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...
2020 Elections: What is New in it for the Gulf?
Former Vice President Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Although the results...
The GCC on U.S. Elections: Some Wary of U.S. Reset, Others Welcome It
If one follows politics in Washington today, it should come as no surprise that the...
A Strained Relationship: the Complexities of Turkish-Gulf Relations
On October 7, 2020, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a one-day working visit to...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and Gulf States’ Stakes
The Nagorno-Karabakh clashes flared up once again on September 27, the deadliest violation of the...
Americans Need More (and Better) Diplomacy in the Gulf Region
The Gulf is currently engulfed with multiple dimensions of conflict and instability. Saudi Arabia and...
Advancing Women’s Political Representation in Gulf Governance
Executive Summary This report examines the policies and strategies utilized by the Gulf Cooperation Council...