Tag: Gulf

Macron wraps up Gulf tour in Saudi with MBS meeting (Al Jazeera)

French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his tour of the Gulf after a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler in Jeddah. The meeting with...

Toward a Portfolio-Based Gulf Economy? (Frederic Schneider, AGSIW)

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, has reminded the world that the end of fossil fuel production has to come sooner rather...

Counter-drone tech at Dubai Airshow reflects UAE’s interest in the capability (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

Although not as abundant as drones, countermeasures against the unmanned systems are certainly prevalent at the 2021 Dubai Airshow, which is taking place Nov. 14-18. Two counter-drone...

Iran says ‘all countries’ of Gulf should get details on nuclear talks (Al Monitor)

In an extensive interview with Iran Newspaper, the official daily of the government of Iran, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed a wide range of topics,...

US envoy headed to Gulf to discuss ‘options’ on Iran’s nuclear program (Al-Monitor)

The lead US envoy on international negotiations with Iran to limit Tehran’s nuclear program will head to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi...

Afghanistan Has Lessons for the Gulf (James M. Dorsey, BESA Center)

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, image via Wikimedia Commons The Gulf states will closely monitor the way Russia and China handle the perceived security vacuum...

Gulf – The Divergences in the Gulf Have Their Own Dynamic (Anil Trigunayat, VIF)

West Asia has an unusual knack of keeping the watchers and analysts on feet most of the times. On the one hand ongoing conflicts...

Gulf/Eastern Mediterranean – The Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean: Is a Gulf-Hellenic Alignment in the Making? (INSS)

Yoel Guzansky, Gallia Lindenstrauss Political and security relations between Greece and Cyprus on the one hand and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the...

India/Gulf – India-Gulf ties over the next decade: Navigating frontier areas for cooperation (ORF)

TALMIZ AHMAD The pandemic has opened opportunities to reinvent our connections on new bases, as we have been doing over several centuries. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-gulf-ties-next-decade-navigating-frontier-areas-cooperation/

Iraq/Gulf- Can Iraq play the role of a bridge in the Gulf? (Brookings)

Katherine Harvey and Bruce Riedel There has been a gradual thaw in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iraq since 2015, and a number of notable developments...

Japan/Gulf – Japan’s Oil Diplomacy in the Gulf: Old Idea, New Approaches (Arab Gulf State Institute in Washington)

Narayanappa Janardhan Japan’s need for energy security has long driven relations with the Gulf states, but, under the banner of economic diplomacy, Gulf-Japan ties are...

(Iraq/Gulf) Iraqi Airways to start direct flights to Abu Dhabi (Arab News)

Baghdad boosting ties with Gulf Regional aviation sector makes slow recovery https://www.arabnews.com/node/1837246/business-economy

(Gulf) Economic diversification in the Gulf: Time to redouble efforts (Brookings)

Nader Kabbani and Nejla Ben Mimoune https://www.brookings.edu/research/economic-diversification-in-the-gulf-time-to-redouble-efforts/

(USA/Gulf) What’s behind the significant build-up of US firepower in the Gulf (Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera)

The last few weeks have seen a sharp build-up of American combat power in the Gulf. Already home to the formidable 5th Fleet – based...

USA/GULF/IRAN – US bombers fly over the Gulf amid tensions with Iran (Al Jazeera)

The United States flew strategic bombers over the Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, in what Washington says is a show...