Gulf states

  • Sep 23, 2015
  • 7 min read

Islamist movements will sustain popular appeal in Gulf

The Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates are still influential in the Gulf despite their recent setbacks

Gulf states
  • Sep 18, 2015
  • 11 min read

Middle East regimes will survive lasting instability

The region's regimes have proven remarkably resilient as challenges grow to their monopoly on power

Middle East
  • Sep 8, 2015
  • 2 min read

Gulf states show increased cohesion on regional policy

The mobilisation of a pan-GCC force in Yemen is a major achievement for a bloc that has been riven by differences

Gulf states
  • Sep 7, 2015
  • 7 min read

Gulf states will demonstrate military power in Yemen

Yemen will test Gulf states' ability to translate heavy military spending into effective force projection

Gulf states
  • Sep 4, 2015
  • 13 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of the Iran nuclear deal, Syria's civil war and low oil prices will reverberate across the region

Middle East
  • Aug 7, 2015
  • 7 min read

Nuclear power could reshape energy use in Gulf

Rising domestic energy demand and rivalry with Iran are driving GCC states to develop their own nuclear industries

Gulf states
  • Aug 4, 2015
  • 2 min read

US assurances will not calm Gulf nerves on Iran

Gulf Arab states are concerned the nuclear deal will encourage Iran's "destabilising" activities in the region

Gulf states
  • Jul 29, 2015
  • 11 min read

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

In a new era of lower oil prices, governments are seeking to avoid politically sensitive austerity measures

Gulf states