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Arms Sell Like Hotcakes: Yemen Turns into a Hub for Arm Dealers

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, and Heidi Grant, the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) that is part of the United States Department of Defense, in a joint press conference held at the Pentagon in early December 2020 at the end of the Trump’s term.

The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

" Other countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) followed suit or took other measures, but the GCC appeared united in its stance against Lebanon – the Gulf’s unity on such a negative position towards Lebanon constitutes a precedent, with Oman and Qatar taking less escalatory measures than their counterparts.

Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism

Book ReviewBy Sabah Carrim

(23) The breadth and scope of Walia’s study covers not just first-world countries in their treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, but also bears upon ongoings in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, the UAE, India, Brazil and the Philippines, among others.

Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry

Middle EastBy Sinem Cengiz

In the pre-Arab uprisings era, Turkey was enjoying the golden days in its relations with regional countries, in particular the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

GCC-Damascus Rapprochement Can Pit Syria Against Turkey Even Further

Syria WarBy Sinem Cengiz

ollowing the First Gulf War, the foreign ministers of Syria, Egypt, and the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met in Damascus and agreed on a new security cooperation initiative for the Gulf which came to be known as the “Damascus Declaration.

Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?

Middle EastBy Furkan Halit Yolcu

The Gulf Crisis in 2017 forced Turkey and Qatar, strategic partners with function ties, to be in the opposite camp of the Arab states that gathered under Saudi leadership.

Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?

Middle EastBy Furkan Halit Yolcu

Read: How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen?The Obama administration used the 9/11 attacks as leverage against the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, which disturbed bilateral affairs as Saudi assets were jeopardized with 28 ongoing lawsuits.

How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?

TurkeyBy Feyza Gumusluoglu

” Despite the emotions running high in Turkey, no country in the Gulf condemned the PKK nor did they send condolences to the Turkish people or expressed solidarity, except for Qatar.

Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia

EconomyBy Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami

The visit was seen as a clear sign of India's growing military ties with the two Gulf states.

The Gulf of Guinea: A New Strain of Piracy

WorldBy Abdullahi D. Hassan

he Gulf of Guinea is a large nautical zone that traverses over 6,000 kilometers of coastline, containing a number of islands near West and Central Africa.

Gulf Regional Rift Mended but Will It Extend to Turkey?

Middle EastBy Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami

n the wake of the Arab Awakening in 2011, ties between Turkey and the Gulf duo, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), began to deteriorate.

Kuwait’s Parliament Abstains from Foreign Policy Yet Shapes Public Opinion

OpinionBy Yasmena Al Mulla

The governing structure in Kuwait differs from its Gulf neighbors as here the legislative branch, which is also known as the National Assembly, has significant influence not only in passing legislation but also by virtue of its oversight of the executive branch.

GCC Breakthrough Faces Risk of Relapse as Underlying Tensions Remain

OpinionBy Omar H. Rahman

fter three and a half years of paralyzing strife, the blockade of Qatar was brought to an end ahead of the 41st Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), turning the page on perhaps the darkest period in the union’s four decade history.

Restoring Order in the Eastern Mediterranean: Understanding Turkey’s Activism in Libya

OpinionBy Ismail Numan Telci

Performing successful military operations in Syria, using the hard power elements in the Horn of Africa and Gulf regions as a foreign policy tool and, finally, engaging in an Eastern Mediterranean-centered foreign policy activism, Turkey is recently experiencing one of its most influential periods in regional policy.

Turkey-Kuwait Ties Are Strengthening in the Midst of GCC Tensions

OpinionBy Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), institutionalized in 1981 at the height of the Iraq-Iran war, was created to provide a unified security umbrella to the bloc’s micro-states who find themselves unable to face powerful political and economic challenges.

Turkey-Saudi Rivalry: Conflicting Visions for a Future Middle East

OpinionBy Özden Zeynep Oktav

(Ergan, 2017) Six months after the failed coup attempt, President Erdogan toured the Gulf beginning with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain but not stopping in the UAE.

Jordan: Silent Brother in Gulf Politics

OpinionBy Giorgio Cafiero Shehab al-Makahleh

Amid growing geopolitical competition between the Turkish-Qatari alliance and the Saudi- and Emirati-led bloc that has played itself out during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis which erupted in mid-2017, the Libyan civil war, and the Egyptian army rule of the country since 2013.

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Arms Sell Like Hotcakes: Yemen Turns into a Hub for Arm Dealers

The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism

Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry

GCC-Damascus Rapprochement Can Pit Syria Against Turkey Even Further

Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?

Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?

How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?

Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia

The Gulf of Guinea: A New Strain of Piracy

Gulf Regional Rift Mended but Will It Extend to Turkey?

Kuwait’s Parliament Abstains from Foreign Policy Yet Shapes Public Opinion

GCC Breakthrough Faces Risk of Relapse as Underlying Tensions Remain

Restoring Order in the Eastern Mediterranean: Understanding Turkey’s Activism in Libya

Turkey-Kuwait Ties Are Strengthening in the Midst of GCC Tensions

Turkey-Saudi Rivalry: Conflicting Visions for a Future Middle East

Jordan: Silent Brother in Gulf Politics

Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia: Bandwagon or Hegemony?

America’s MESA Delusion

How will Oman Respond to the U.S. Sanctions on Iran?

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