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Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 December 2018

Gulf-Syria ties.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 June 2018

The government is suffering a wave of popular anger after its austerity programme caused days of countrywide protests. Changing ministers is a standard royal method to deflect…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 April 2019

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

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 September 2020

There has been increased Western media speculation over a possible deepening of the Iran-China relationship -- and the implications for Gulf stability -- following the leaking in…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 March 2023

Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, is taking advantage of the increasing isolation of Iran from Western governments. However, a coherent opposition grouping that has…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 June 2019

Oman-Iran relations

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 September 2018

The wealthier Gulf states have become increasingly active in nearby countries over the past decade. They have intervened significantly across the Middle East and Horn of Africa…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 March 2024

Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 March 2023

This follows from the agreement to restore diplomatic relations signed in Beijing on March 10 between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies within two…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 December 2019

The summit is the focus of rising speculation that the 30-month rift between Qatar and fellow GCC members Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain may be nearing…

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