Gulf Cooperation Council

Interview – Jonathan Fulton

E-International Relations • Mar 17 2024 • Features

Jonathan Fulton details the relationship between China and the Gulf countries, taking into account factors ranging from economic prosperity to the changing oil market.

Opinion – The Viability of Iran Nuclear Talks Without the Gulf Cooperation Council

Poornima B • May 7 2021 • Articles

The world powers who are currently negotiating with Iran need to explore the prospects of drawing in the GCC to explore wider solutions.

Opinion – Challenges for Oman’s New Sultan

Hamdullah Baycar • Jan 24 2020 • Articles

The challenges of unemployment and human rights, coupled with recent successes in the international arena, will shape the politics of the new Sultan.

Israel and the Arab Gulf: An Israeli-Saudi Alliance in the Making?

Martin Beck • Nov 8 2019 • Articles

A strategic alliance between the Gulf States and Israel would be a first major step toward Israel’s transformation into the leading Middle Eastern regional power.

The Qatar Standoff and US Interests

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen • Aug 11 2017 • Articles

US policymakers must recognise that from this dispute no winners will emerge and that the lines between good and bad are not as clear as the protagonists believe.

Review – Qatar and the Arab Spring

Silvia Colombo • Dec 28 2015 • Features

A rich, accurate and compelling account of Qatar’s rise as a prominent foreign policy actor and its related pitfalls that will benefit both experts and the wider public.

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