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...
Present and Potential Dynamics of China’s Energy Policy with Tehran and Riyadh
The continuation of sanctions and the reduction of Iran’s oil share in the world market...
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...
To Assert Iraqi State Authority, New PM Challenges Iran Backed Militias
A few weeks after his appointment on May 7 as the Prime Minister of Iraq,...
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...
Performative Humanitarianism: Saudi’s Aid Diplomacy in Yemen
On June 2, Saudi Arabia co-hosted an international donors conference with the United Nations to...
Kuwait’s Media Landscape Needs Structural and Social Reform
It is an open secret that in the Gulf states, journalism does not fulfill its...
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...
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...
