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Regional Affairs

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.

Protesters demonstrate in Casablanca, Morocco, October 2. (REUTERS/Stringer)

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.

Saudi stock market officials watch the market screen displaying Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco after the debut of Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) on the Riyadh's stock market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Looking to 2026: Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges in the GCC

On December 15, AGSI hosted a discussion on the future of Gulf economies.

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

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.

President Donald J. Trump, left, shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency press office via AP)

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.

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces targeted the northern port in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6. (AP Photo/File)

Diverging Paths: Gulf Critical Mineral Strategies

Gulf states are active in the critical mineral sector, but their approaches and strategies vary widely.

Maaden Aluminium in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, November 23, 2016. (REUTERS/Zuhair Al-Traifi)

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.”

dome of the stars (2012). (Credit: Mohammed Alkouh)

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.

Kizilelma, an unmanned fighter aircraft developed by Turkish defence firm Baykar, stands on the deck of the TCG Anadolu, Turkey's first amphibious assault ship during the Teknofest Blue Homeland event at the Naval Shipyard Command, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 29. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)