Gulf states

  • Dec 7, 2017
  • 2 min read

Saudi-Emirati partnership will seal Gulf dissolution

The annual Gulf summit broke up early after an acrimonious closed session; rulers are looking for alternatives

Gulf states
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 7 min read

A Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit

The heads-of-state meeting could be last-ditch effort to return Doha to the fold -- or the final nail in the coffin

Qatar
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 10 min read

Prospects for the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2018-22

Cross-cutting alliances and enmities, and growing military and commercial ties, shape relations across the Gulf of Aden

East Africa
  • Nov 30, 2017
  • 2 min read

GCC summit will underline its irrelevance

Kuwait is optimistically going ahead with invitations to heads of state for the never-missed annual meeting

Gulf states
  • Nov 28, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gulf states will wrestle with ‘Arab Spring’ legacy

Protracted court cases stemming from 2011 protests are complicating Kuwaiti and Bahraini politics

Gulf states
  • Nov 23, 2017
  • 2 min read

The intra-Gulf war will be a battle of reputations

As Qatar and its foes settle into a long-term enmity, they are increasingly concerned about international appearances

Gulf states
  • Nov 10, 2017
  • 7 min read

Saudi purge will quell critics but worry investors

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's mass arrests may mean more transparency; certainly more autocracy

Saudi Arabia
  • Nov 3, 2017
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018

Regional squabbles will weaken the Arab Gulf countries

Gulf states