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Gulf arms sector localisation may be slow and patchy

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GULF STATES

Some Gulf states have targeted the development of an indigenous arms industry as part of their economic diversification efforts.

Turkish-Iraqi-Iranian hydrocarbons links will shift

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IRAN/IRAQ/TURKEY

Turkish-Iraqi-Iranian hydrocarbons links.

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…

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

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PROSPECTS 2018-22

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

Prospects for Iran to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for Iran to end-2018.

Iraqi Kurdistan could see oil and gas advances

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IRAQ

The oil sector managed a slight rise in oil production in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic and low oil prices. The KRG mostly managed to keep up payments to oil…

China will balance ties between Gulf States and Iran

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GULF STATES/IRAN

In January 2022, a high-profile delegation comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) secretary general and the foreign ministers of four GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait…

Tehran and Muscat could deepen economic ties

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IRAN/OMAN

Oman has historically maintained strong business and diplomatic links with Iran, cutting across the anti-Iranian political agenda pressed by Saudi Arabia on the other Gulf…

European security fears will boost Israeli arms sales

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ISRAEL/EUROPE

Israel’s defence diplomacy in Europe.

Qatar can ride out gas price collapse

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QATAR

Qatar gas pricing policy.