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1 – 10 of 47Russia 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284355
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Washington’s partnerships with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, remain crucially important to US interests. GCC leaders are leveraging US concerns…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268274
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The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280957
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This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
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The first such visit since 2011 comes days after a Syrian foreign ministerial trip to Saudi Arabia, amid a wider thawing of ties. Riyadh had formerly been the most powerful of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278481
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Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran threaten to derail Qatar's delicate geostrategic position as a small, albeit wealthy, fish in a big pond. Qatar has much to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245777
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More conventional statements coming out of Moscow last week warned that Western policies designed to contain Damascus could drive more refugees into Europe and accused the United…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260612
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The deal -- designed to allow Delek to focus on the larger Leviathan field -- highlights the growing commercial interest in East Mediterranean hydrocarbons. It also underlines the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261175
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Outlook for Pakistan-Gulf relations.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199738
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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…