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Gulf States’ Economies Stuck Between Global Pandemic and Oil Price War
Economy & InnovationFor the Gulf region, the last four weeks could not be more economically costly. Gulf...
Peace in Afghanistan: What is the Expected Role of the Gulf States?
Defense & SecurityWhile efforts to end the longest-running war in American history have primarily focused on actors...
Coronavirus Infects More than Health in the Gulf: Implications for Oil Markets
Economy & InnovationWhile it may initially have been covered as a Chinese outbreak, the implications of the...
Iran’s Election Gatekeepers Keep Democracy Futile
Politics & GovernanceNow that the maelstrom following the killing of General Qasem Soleimani appears to have subsided,...
Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
Politics & GovernanceWhen Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...
Media Escalation Complicates GCC Crisis Mediation Efforts
Politics & GovernanceIn spite of months of intensified efforts to deescalate tensions among the Gulf Cooperation Council...
The Changing Same in Kuwait: New Cabinet, Persistent Challenges
Politics & GovernanceAs a result of internal disputes between cabinet members and the intense questioning of ministers...
Between a Divided Parliament and Determined Protestors...
Politics & GovernanceTwo weeks after the Iraqi Parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister (PM) Adil Abdulmehdi,...
National Defense Authorization Act 2020 and the Gulf
U.S. – Gulf PolicyAfter months of negotiations, the House and Senate committees responsible for drafting the National Defense...
GCC Reconciliation: Restoration or Reconfiguration?
Conflict Resolution & Peace BuildingFor the first time since the Gulf crisis began on June 5th, 2017, strong indicators...
Abdulmehdi’s Resignation: Scratching the Surface of Reform
Politics & GovernanceAfter two months of protests that have resulted in the deaths of roughly 400 protestors...
Saudi Aramco’s IPO: Challenges Facing the Kingdom’s Crown Jewel
Energy & DiversificationLong-awaited finite details of what will be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history...