Regional Affairs
Mar 26, 2024
Will the Gaza War Derail the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor?
Six months after the launch of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, rapidly changing regional dynamics threaten to jeopardize the potentially transformative initiative.

Mar 20, 2024
Gaza Heads Into Famine as Gulf Countries Scramble to Respond
With aid, public criticism, and diplomatic maneuver, Gulf countries are confronting Israel’s military action in Gaza and weighing how bad the situation could get.

Mar 14, 2024
Oil Markets Steady Despite Growing Insecurity in the Middle East
Oil flows are redirected as war and Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea disrupt traffic.

Mar 12, 2024
The Houthi Challenge to Maritime Security
On March 12, AGSIW hosted a discussion on the Houthi challenge to maritime security in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Mar 7, 2024
Transitioning to Countercyclical Fiscal Policy in the Gulf
Given the volatility of hydrocarbon prices and other external shocks, Gulf Arab states can benefit from adopting countercyclical fiscal policies – a bold, but necessary, shift that will limit fallback during economic downturns.

Mar 6, 2024
What Role for the U.S. in China-Gulf Ties? Perceptions and Realities
On March 6, AGSIW hosted a private roundtable with Jonathan Fulton, associate professor of political science at Zayed University, in Abu Dhabi, UAE and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Mar 4, 2024
AGSIW x Culture Summit: Channeling the Uncanny in Counter-Futurisms
On March 4, AGSIW convened a session on Gulf Futurism during Culture Summit Abu Dhabi.

Feb 22, 2024
Why the Saudi-Iranian Pact Is Withstanding the Gaza War
The Gaza war has demonstrated the strategic utility and resilience of the detente between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, its longer-term sustainability may depend on unpredictable regional dynamics or other outside factors.
