Hasan Alhasan
Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy, IISS
Hasan Alhasan is a senior fellow for Middle East policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. His current research interests include Asian-Middle Eastern relations with a focus on South Asia and the Gulf, the foreign policies and economic statecraft of the Gulf Arab monarchies, and regional security in the Gulf. Alhasan’s doctoral thesis at King’s College London examined Indian foreign policy towards the Gulf region.
Alhasan previously served for five years as senior analyst on foreign policy and national security at the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain. He has earned degrees from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics and is a 2007 recipient of the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program in Bahrain.
Analysis
The Kuala Lumpur Summit Galvanizes Stronger OIC, Gulf Stand on Muslim Causes
The contest among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, and Malaysia over the symbolic leadership of the Muslim world places a heavier burden on these states to appear as champions of Muslim causes.
Events
May 8, 2025
From Petrodollar Partners to Geo-Economic Rivals? Washington and the Arab Gulf States
On May 8, AGSIW hosted a discussion on how U.S. geoeconomic policy is reshaping ties with Gulf states.
Speakers
