More: Gulf Countries
A Game of Leverage: De-constructing Chinese & Indian Soft Power in the Gulf
Authors: Anmol Rattan Singh & Tejvir Bawa*
The art of creating leverage, seemingly a structural apparatus, lies in the discrete unobtrusiveness of intent. While much...
Confusion and uncertainty shape debate about U.S. Gulf policy
Debates about the US commitment to Gulf security are skewed by confusion, miscommunication, and contradictory policies.
The skewing has fuelled uncertainty about US policy as...
Reforms in GCC Countries Showing Big Impact
I moved to Riyadh in August 2018. In that period a major socio-economic transformation had already started under Vision 2030 of the Kingdom. Today,...
The Impact of GCC-Central Asia Summit on Regional and Global Affairs
The GCC-Central Asia Summit held in Jeddah marked a pivotal moment in history, where leaders from both regions recognized the pressing need to join...
Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
A popular proverb in the Chinese Shaanxi Province says: “He who sows diligently reaps gold”, as the Central Asian saying goes, “He who sows...
Relationship between China and Gulf is widening into areas well beyond oil purchases
Oil-rich gulf monarchies are leveraging their wealth to deepen ties with China amid anxiety about the future of their longstanding security partnership with the...
Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia
Given that some conflicts in West Asia are still smoldering, the potential for them to be rekindled with renewed vigor remains. One of the...
The U.S. lacks credibility, but all is not lost
A recent poll of Arab public opinion suggests US credibility has taken a hit, but all is not lost.
That is if the United States...
Blinken visit to Saudi Arabia did not have any tangible achievements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Saudi Arabia visit (June 6-8) was important not just in the context of US-Saudi ties, because there have...
Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency
More than three years after burying the war hatchet, erstwhile Gulf rivals are moving in separate ways as they maneuver big power competition.
Ironically, anti-Islamists...