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Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2015

Saudi Arabia's Sunni Arab alliance.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 March 2016

The Saudi government confirmed last week that it had stopped all military aid to Lebanon, including previously agreed deals aimed at equipping the LAF in its fight to secure the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 August 2018

Intra-regional tensions

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 July 2016

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states' ties with Turkey have improved considerably since 2014, driven by changing regional geopolitics. Sharp divisions that emerged in the wake of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 January 2015

While the rift between Washington and its Gulf allies is not as wide as it was at the height of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Gulf states do not particularly trust Washington's…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 June 2022

These have occurred against a background of Israeli and Palestinian government instability and ongoing settlement building in the West Bank. In contrast, wider Arab-Israeli ties…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 November 2018

With an ageing head of state, Oman must prepare for a post-Sultan Qaboos era, with some of its key policies at odds with those of other Gulf governments.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 October 2020

The two candidates differ on the timing, scope and scale of US regional engagement. Biden was a strong critic of the policy changes Trump introduced regarding the 2015 Iran…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 February 2018

Jordan's Syria policy.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 November 2024

Trump's early cabinet picks favour a return to 'maximal pressure' on Iran, amid speculation about more Israeli strikes, but the Gulf states today have less interest in seeing…

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