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Lebanon’s Economic Hardship is Yet Another Arena for Gulf States̵...
GeopoliticsAlthough there is a history of Gulf nations utilizing dollar diplomacy in order...

Post War Syria: Factors Inhibiting Arab Gulf Influence
GeopoliticsIn light of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad and his allies having consolidated ...

The Origins of Nancy Pelosi’s Impending Gulf Policy
U.S. – Gulf PolicyWith the inauguration of the 116th Congress, Speaker Designate Nancy Pelosi will ...

GIF’s Annual Forecast 2019
Gulf International Forum (GIF) presents our 2019 forecast. As the new year is upon us,...

Iraq’s New Government: Historic Opportunity for...
Politics & GovernanceThe formation of Iraq’s recent government has to a large extent shaped a new ...

The New Battlefront: Cyber Security Across the GCC
Defense & SecurityIn the past decade, the Gulf region has become increasingly digitalized as its ...

The Jamal Khashoggi Affair: A Rare Glimpse of a United Congress
U.S. – Gulf PolicyTo say that Washington D.C. and the United States as a whole are divided on...

Gulf Dispute: Weighing Kuwait and U.S. Mediation Efforts
GeopoliticsIn the aftermath of the Gulf Crisis, Kuwait and the United States have taken leading...

Oman’s Diplomacy Can End the Storm between the US and Iran
GeopoliticsIn the aftermath of the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive ...

60 years after Iraq’s 1958 July 14 Revolution
Politics & GovernanceThe black, white, and green tricolor flag emblazoned with the eight-point red star of Ishtar...

Challenges and Results of the United States Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear De...
U.S. – Gulf PolicyThere is a general consensus among political sociologists that for any major...

The Gulf Impasse’s One Year Anniversary & the Changing Regional Dyna...
GeopoliticsThe United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Qatar as Vice-President of