Gulf states
Abu Dhabi will keep tight control of foreign labour
A periodic Emirati amnesty makes it easier for workers who have lost their jobs to go home
United Arab EmiratesMore Saudi coordination has risks for Kuwaiti policy
Kuwait has followed Abu Dhabi in establishing a bilateral partnership with Riyadh, outside regional structures
KuwaitDeepening Saudi-Emirati cooperation may be divisive
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are leaving the other Gulf states behind as they seek new areas for collaboration
Saudi ArabiaChina-Gulf outreach will be largely symbolic
The Belt and Road Initiative featured largely in pre-meetings before China’s hosting of a forum with Arab states
Gulf statesPolarised Gulf media will obscure facts
The adjustment of local media to a lasting intra-Gulf rift is reducing the availability of unbiased information
Gulf statesQatari-Emirati legal forum-shopping will be costly
Opponents in the Gulf split have called up their teams of international lawyers
QatarGulf allies will save Bahrain's dollar peg -- for now
Despite better long-term hydrocarbons prospects, Manama's immediate fiscal situation is dire
BahrainRuling-family stability will prevail in isolated Qatar
The Saudi-led boycott has exposed previously hidden factionalism within the ruling Al Thani family
Qatar
