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Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 February 2016

The primary economic impact on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states of the lifting of the international sanctions on Iran on January 16 has been further weakness in oil…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 June 2019

Prospects for the Gulf states to end 2019

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 March 2024

The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 June 2018

The Saudi-led economic boycott imposed against Qatar from June 2017 was accompanied by the encouragement of opposition figures within the ruling family; 30 years ago this might…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 July 2023

A move away from the US dollar is gaining momentum, driven by the West’s use of economic sanctions, high levels of sovereign debt and a desire to de-link monetary policy from the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 May 2018

Trump described the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as "defective at its core". Iran's compliance has repeatedly been verified, but the agreement has never operated as…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 January 2024

Russia seeks to enhance its cooperation with the Gulf Arab states to offset its diplomatic and economic isolation from the West, leveraging its status as a valued security partner…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 September 2016

Boeing's airliner deal with Iran Air.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 13 October 2015

Russia's deepening military intervention in Syria has lent renewed urgency to Qatari and Saudi efforts to channel weaponry and support to Syria's faltering rebel groups.

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…

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