Qatar

  • Aug 16, 2018
  • 7 min read

Maghreb-Gulf ties will outlast tensions

The Qatar feud exposed major policy differences between Maghreb states and the Saudi-Emirati bloc

North Africa
  • Jul 2, 2018
  • 7 min read

Polarised Gulf media will obscure facts

The adjustment of local media to a lasting intra-Gulf rift is reducing the availability of unbiased information

Gulf states
  • Jun 22, 2018
  • 7 min read

Ruling-family stability will prevail in isolated Qatar

The Saudi-led boycott has exposed previously hidden factionalism within the ruling Al Thani family

Qatar
  • Jun 21, 2018
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018

Tensions over Iran and Qatar will persist, as economic pressures ease

Gulf states
  • Apr 3, 2018
  • 7 min read

Gulf states’ internal security crackdown may intensify

New leaders, new technologies and a changing external environment are reducing space for dissent

Gulf states
  • Mar 21, 2018
  • 7 min read

US efforts could only paper over the Gulf rift

Washington is stepping up plans to mediate the nine-month standoff between Doha and its neighbours

Gulf states
  • Feb 7, 2018
  • 7 min read

Shifting Middle East geopolitics risk more instability

Changes in US and Russian policy since 2015 have triggered shifts in the regional balance of power

Middle East
  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 7 min read

Gulf split heralds new uses for cyber capabilities

Regional tensions among Gulf Arab countries highlight the increasing salience of the online world

Gulf states