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Yemen: Regional Dynamics Durrounding The Southern Transition Council’s Agenda
In Southern Yemen, decades-old grievances remain unaddressed. Many Southern Yemenis see themselves as the victims of exploitation at the hands of the leadership in the North. Such resentment increa… → Read More
Cuba Key Player In Global Campaign Against Iran – Analysis
By Dr. Theodore Karasik* Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir this week visited Cuba for two days. His visit should not come as a surprise, as Riyadh’s policy toward Havana and the wider Caribbean… → Read More
Fire And Fury In The Gulf – Analysis
By Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen* Amid the fire and fury of Michael Wolff’s explosive account of the Trump presidency so far, readers hoping for greater insight into some of the international contr… → Read More
How Are Sovereign Wealth Fund Decisions Made? – Analysis
By Ambassador (Ret.) Adam Ereli and Dr. Theodore Karasik* Over the last eight years, considerations of politics and national security have come to play an influential role in the decision-making of… → Read More
How Are Sovereign Wealth Fund Decisions Made? – Analysis
By Ambassador (Ret.) Adam Ereli and Dr. Theodore Karasik* Over the last eight years, considerations of politics and national security have come to play an influential role in the decision-making of… → Read More
Israel: A Strategic Partner For The UAE? – Analysis
By Sigurd Neubauer* Despite the city of Dubai’s remarkable success in transforming herself into a sprawling western-style financial hub, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) faced its most significant di… → Read More
Qatar Rides Out The Blockade – Analysis
By Bill Law* The air, land and sea blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt – otherwise known as the Quartet – has significantly impacted Qatar’… → Read More
Social Effects Of The Qatar Crisis – Analysis
By Dr. Courtney Freer While the political dimensions of the four-month-old Qatar crisis have been analyzed at length – and largely echo those of the Council’s 2014 rift – there h… → Read More
What Does Iran’s Changing Foreign Policy Mean For India? – Analysis
By Tridivesh Singh Maini and Sandeep Sachdeva* As India expands its strategic and economic ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and with Israel, New Delhi is also seeking to strengthen its … → Read More
Pakistan And Qatar: Constraints And Dilemmas – Analysis
By Dr. Sulaiman Wasty* Since June 5, 2017, Pakistan has faced what amounts to a Hobson’s choice. Saudi Arabia has been asking its fellow Sunni Muslim ally: “Are you with Qatar or with us?” While Is… → Read More
Who’s Actually In Qatar? – Analysis
By Dr. Courtney Freer* The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United States Yousif al-Otaiba about his country’s… → Read More
Is A Fixed PEG A Fact Of Life In The GCC? – Analysis
By Grant T. Huxham* Authorities have been managing the quoted interest rate since the 2008/2009 financial crisis. And for many, positive interest rates have not created much of a concern. Prior to … → Read More
Walking The Tightrope: Kuwaiti-Iranian Relations In Aftermath Of Abdali Affair – Analysis
By Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen* Kuwait has expelled fifteen Iranian diplomats and submitted a formal letter of protest to the Lebanese government as the fallout from the ‘Abdali affair’ reverbera… → Read More
What Does Brexit Mean For The Arab Gulf States? – Analysis
By Dr. Peter Harris* In June 2016, the British people voted to exit the European Union—a momentous choice that took the political establishment by almost complete surprise, and which continues to r… → Read More
The Gulf Cooperation Council And Hassan Rouhani – Analysis
By Dina Yazdani* When Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was elected in 2013, the first head of state to meet with him was from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Oman’s Sultan Qaboos saw a new lead… → Read More
The Danger Of Washington Succumbing To A ‘Riyadh Consensus’ – Analysis
By Justin McCauley* U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to Arab leaders at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on May 21 was noteworthy for several reasons. The president displayed his abil… → Read More
MENA’s Fake Pharma Conundrum – Analysis
By Adam Dempsey and Theodore Karasik* Not so long ago Médecins Sans Frontières made a shocking discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of patients had unwittingly taken Haloperidol … → Read More
The Houthi-Saleh Alliance Of Convenience – Analysis
By Loaai Alakwaa* During 2014, Yemen observers suspected former President Ali Abdullah Saleh of facilitating, if not orchestrating, the Houthi military expansion into the Governorates of Amran and … → Read More