Riyadh Shifts Toward Minilateralism as Regional Threats Mount
Rayees Yousuf MirSaudi Arabia’s signing of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Türkiye and Pakistan on August...
Toward a New Order in MENA Regional Geopolitics
Gulf International ForumThis report is a byproduct of the workshop “Toward a New Order in MENA Regional...
The Mecca Agreement: Seeds of a New Regional Security Architecture
Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy Themistoklis AsthenidisThe Middle East is entering a new phase in the evolution of its security order,...
The Gulf Looks to Ukraine as Global Conflicts Converge
Eugene ChausovskyThe war between the United States and Iran has entered another period of escalation, casting...
The World Cannot Afford Renewed War in Yemen
Alexander LangloisAs the United States and Iran continue their war in the Middle East with no...
The Gulf Needs a Strong Syria, Not Another Battleground
Dr. Khalid Al-JaberThere are moments in international politics when a legal or administrative decision reveals a much...
The Architect of Modern Qatar and a Champion of Gulf Cooperation
Dr. Mohammad Al-RumaihiStatesmen may pass, but their legacies endure in the lives of their people and in...
The Iraq File Left Out
Hiba AbdulwahhabWhen the United States and Iran returned to the negotiating table through Qatari and Pakistani...
The Case for a Gulf–Iran Non-Aggression Pact
Jesse MarksOn June 14, the United States and Iran reached a framework agreement to halt the...
The Rise of Pan-GCC Sentiment Amid Regional War
Dr. Abdulla Banndar Al-EtaibiThe U.S.–Israel war with Iran has exposed the vulnerability of the Gulf’s security model. For...
Iran’s Postwar Choice—and What It Means for the GCC
Dr. Mohammad Al-RumaihiThe diplomatic theater surrounding the emerging Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran...