Tensions between Gulf States Destabilized Libya and Could Hamper Reconstruction
The significant and ongoing presence of various international actors in Libya could further intensify, despite...
No Crisis is an Island: How the GCC Crisis Shapes the War in Yemen
The popular analytical focus regarding cracks within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has primarily centered...
Inequity and Inaccessibility: What COVID-19 Reveals about the Gulf Education Systems
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp disruption to education all over the world, including in...
The Flurry of Female Appointments to GCC Judiciaries is Welcome but It’s Not Enough
Kuwait is poised to appoint the first three female judges in the nation’s history this...
Deadlock in Resolving the GCC Crisis: The Black Swan that Didn’t Fly
For its third year, the blockade of Qatar –which Doha has labeled the Gulf Crisis...
Facing Crisis Amidst a Rift, the GCC Must Unite
The Gulf crisis — which I have chosen to call “the rift” to avoid the...
GCC States’ Security As the Council Turns into A Failed Institution
Ever since the birth of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 1981, motivated by the...
Gulf Crisis’ Third Anniversary: Obstacles of Security and Stability in a Divided GCC
A few days before the Gulf crisis’ third anniversary, the Forum asked six experts their...
How GCC States are Responding to COVID-19 Supply Shocks
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are situated in some of the world’s most inhospitable...
COVID19 Illuminates Gap in Addressing Gender Violence in the Gulf
The “social distancing” prompted by the pandemic can be seen as a massive psychological experiment,...