The Continuation of Division in the GCC Following the Al-Ula Summit
Several months after the al-Ula summit in January 2021, ostensibly resolving the 2017-2021 Gulf diplomatic...
A Changing Balance of Power in the Red Sea
On March 23, the Ever Given container vessel veered out of control while sailing through...
Iran-GCC Engagement Deserves a Chance
The future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) remains uncertain. For months, the...
How Instability in Afghanistan Endangers the Gulf
Since 1979, the Gulf states have tended to view Afghanistan as a distant country of...
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...