Regional Affairs
Dec 18, 2025
Friends in Need: Morocco’s Gen Z Protests and the GCC Response
Morocco’s protests prompted gestures of support from GCC states, representing a fresh reminder of a long history of supporting each other in times of need.
Dec 10, 2025
The New Gulf IPO Playbook: Sector Diversification and Growing Investor Selectivity
The region’s landscape for initial public offerings is entering a more mature and globally aligned phase after a trend-defying boom.
Dec 10, 2025
Looking to 2026: Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges in the GCC
On December 15, AGSI hosted a discussion on the future of Gulf economies.
Dec 9, 2025
Syria’s Year of Astonishing Developments
Syria’s challenge moving ahead will be the difficult effort to develop a political system that will empower Syria’s people to embrace the more pedestrian but necessary political compromises upon which inclusion and representative government are based.
Dec 8, 2025
Is the Sudan Conflict Ripe for Resolution?
The recent visit by the Saudi crown prince to Washington turbocharged prospects for U.S.-led mediation on Sudan, but the case for skepticism remains compelling.
Dec 5, 2025
Diverging Paths: Gulf Critical Mineral Strategies
Gulf states are active in the critical mineral sector, but their approaches and strategies vary widely.
Dec 4, 2025
Narrative Lens: Remaking Space and Photographic Possibilities
On December 18, AGSI will host a unique event to close the exhibition “Making Space: Gulf Photographers on the Scene.”
Dec 2, 2025
Blueprints for Autonomy: Turkey and the Gulf Partnership on Defense Industrialization
As the Gulf states pursue defense localization and seek to reduce dependence on the United States and Europe, Ankara offers cost-effective technology and a model of how to build capacity.