Guarding the Gulf: EU-GCC Efforts to Strengthen Nuclear Preparedness
Leonardo Jacopo Maria MazzuccoAt the 29th Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting held in Kuwait in October, the European...
Parallel, Not Replacement: Why China Can’t Supplant U.S. Security in the ...
Jesse Marks Chenjie SongThe Gulf states face a pivotal moment after Israel’s strike on a Hamas compound in...
The Houthis and Israel Achieve Nothing from their Tit-for-Tat Strikes
Alexander LangloisIsrael and the Yemen-based and Iranian-backed Houthi Movement (Ansar Allah) continue to exchange blows, even...
Snapback to Reality: The E3’s Nuclear Diplomacy Amidst Tensions with Tehr...
Leonardo Jacopo Maria MazzuccoOn August 28, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom—the diplomatic bloc known as the E3—submitted...
Israel’s Strike on Qatar: Gulf Experts’ Perspectives
Gulf International ForumFollowing the Israeli strikes on Qatar, Gulf International Forum’s experts assess the ramifications of the...
Yemen’s Breakthrough against Iran’s Arms Smuggling to the Houthis
Leonardo Jacopo Maria MazzuccoOn July 16, 2025, the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), a coalition of anti-Houthi forces...
Sharpening the EDGE: How the UAE Plans to Out-Innovate its Rivals
Dr. John CalabreseThe United Arab Emirates stands today as the Gulf’s most compelling case study in the...
Above the Fray: How Iraq and Iran-Aligned Militias Responded to the 12-Day ...
Giorgio CafieroIraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)—a coalition of Iran-aligned paramilitary groups formally incorporated into the country’s...
The Evolving Nature of Pakistan’s Defence Cooperation with the Arab Gulf ...
Umer KarimSince its independence from the British Empire in 1947, generations of Pakistani leaders have developed...
The Splintering of the Axis of Resistance
Dr. Robert MasonTwo days before the sixth round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman, Israel launched a...
Gulf States to the World: Not Our War, Not on Our Soil
Dr. Dania ThaferThe Gulf Cooperation Council’s rapid condemnation of Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Iran on Friday morning...
The UAE and Qatar Pivot to Unmanned Systems to Bolster Maritime Security
Leonardo Jacopo Maria MazzuccoAutonomous systems are transforming the character of naval warfare. In the Black Sea, Ukrainian uncrewed...