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Israel’s Attack on Qatar Forces a Gulf Strategic Realignment

The GCC states now consider an attack on one to be an attack on all, and Saudi Arabia may be covered by a Pakistani rather than U.S. military umbrella.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with QQatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and GCC representatives meet ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic leaders' summit convened to discuss the September 9 Israeli attack on Hamas on Qatari territory, in Doha, Qatar, September 15. (Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS)

The Gulf’s ESG Rules Are Redefining Risk

The Gulf’s environmental, social, and governance regulation transformation is not only reshaping compliance, it is redefining risk.

A diver jumps into the water at a location off the coast of Musandam to implant coral during the first Musandam International Diving Festival, in Oman, August 26. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)

Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar

AGSI outlines the wide implications of Israel’s attack targeting Hamas in Doha for the Gulf and U.S. policy in the region.

A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 9. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

What Trump’s LNG Push Means for the Gulf States

Gulf producers are adapting to global market changes and may even benefit from U.S. export growth by leveraging investments, strengthening diplomatic ties, and accelerating their own energy-transition agendas.

Venture Global workers await a rally with Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, March 6, in Plaquemines Parish, LA, where the company is investing billions of dollars in building out liquified natural gas export facilities. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

The Gulf Countries Need “Good Jobs” in Services

As the Gulf countries transition to a new energy order, creating “good jobs” in high-value export-oriented services that provide citizens with adequate benefits, economic security, and career ladders will help these economies diversify and achieve increased growth.

Israel-Iran Conflict Reveals Resilience and Vulnerability of GCC Economies

The latest regional conflict reinforced how difficult it is to severely disrupt economic momentum in the Gulf Cooperation Council while highlighting genuine threats to economic security and public safety in the region.

Delegates visit Saudi Arabia's pavilion during the Arabian Travel Market exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 29. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A New Gulf Partnership

In May, President Donald J. Trump embarked on a trip to the Gulf that signals a new era in U.S.-Gulf relations. AGSI's A New Gulf Partnership series explores the ways U.S. strategic relations with these countries are evolving and offers policy recommendations for the U.S. administration to maximize political and economic influence.

President Donald J. Trump is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

U.S. Moves Toward New Trump Doctrine for the Gulf

President Trump’s May trip to the Gulf showed the need to supplant the outdated Carter Doctrine with a new Trump Doctrine that focuses on reciprocal economic partnerships, security burden sharing, and the transformation of Gulf societies while still ensuring energy flows.

President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)