Gulf states

  • Mar 27, 2020
  • 7 min read

Yemeni fighting could spike ahead of Gulf drawdown

Ceasefire calls come amid fears of a devastating COVID-19 impact, and expectations of a Saudi exit rise

Yemen
  • Mar 19, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf travel bans will hit Dubai especially hard

Across the Gulf, citizens are being kept at home and foreigners -- who often drive economies -- kept out

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 12 min read

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

The global pandemic and plummeting oil prices challenge Gulf countries’ economic models

Gulf states
  • Mar 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 may deepen Middle East Sunni-Shia divisions

The trajectory of dissemination through an Iranian pilgrimage city reinforces existing sectarian discrimination

Middle East
  • Mar 5, 2020
  • 2 min read

Yemen’s Huthis may diversify anti-Saudi maritime raids

The latest attempt to blow up a Gulf oil tanker comes in an unusual location

Saudi Arabia
  • Feb 28, 2020
  • 8 min read

Split Gulf maritime security efforts will coordinate

Iranian attacks on shipping in 2019 have resulted in four different new international missions

Gulf states
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Washington will seek to bolster Riyadh against Tehran

While critiquing Iranian elections, US officials emphasise the security partnership with Gulf allies

Saudi Arabia
  • Feb 12, 2020
  • 7 min read

The Gulf will lag on climate action, despite exposure

All six GCC countries are asserting their determination to develop renewable energy

Gulf states