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Expert briefing
Publication date: 13 June 2017

Informal ties between Israel and some of the Gulf Arab monarchies in economic, intelligence, and security affairs are growing, encouraged by the prospect of a US-mediated…

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: 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: 18 September 2015

Regime resilience in the Middle East.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 August 2018

Intra-regional tensions

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…

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