
Flexing Its Muscles: GCC Geopolitics During the Oil Crunch
Nearly a month after OPEC+ decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels, the...

FIFA 2022 Qatar and Building Bridges in the Gulf
All across Qatar, excitement has steadily built as the small Gulf monarchy prepares for the...

Saving the Arabian Leopard: Improving the Gulf States’ Environmental Poli...
The Arabian leopard, or Panthera pardus nimr, is a leopard subspecies native to the Arabian...

Competing Interests and Disparate Payoffs: GCC States Weigh Outcomes of Ira...
The widespread upheaval in Iran following the killing of Mahsa Amini has shifted international attention...

The Impact of Water Insecurity on GuIf Countries’ SociaI Contracts: A...
Executive Summary This report examines water management policies and the political ramifications of water scarcity...

How Could Turkey-Gulf Relations Transform in a Post-AKP Turkey
Over the past two years, we have witnessed a significant diplomatic rapprochement between Turkey and...

Gulf Governments Taking the Wrong Message from the Gorbachev Experience
The death of the last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, on August 30, 2022 provides opportunity...

GCC Football Purchases: Uncertain Investment, Soft Power Opportunity
The states of the Gulf have largely remained undistinguished in global sporting events in all...

Reassessing GCC Security After the Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has security implications well beyond the borders of the European continent....

Building a Regional and International Infrastructure for Red Sea Security
President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia has highlighted the resurfacing of the Middle East...

How the Gulf Fell in Love with Turkish Cinema
In 2022, “Bergen,” a Turkish biopic based on the life story of the namesake singer,...

The United States Cannot Influence Global Oil Markets
Even before U.S. President Joe Biden visited Jeddah in mid-July, Saudi Arabia and the UAE...