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Regional Affairs

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.

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.

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.

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.

Houthi followers hold a cutout banner portraying the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, which was seized by Houthis, during a parade as part of a "popular army" mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 7. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

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.

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.

What Role for the U.S. in China-Gulf Ties? Perceptions and Realities

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.

Image credit to Talal Al Najjar.

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.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2023. (Iran's Presidency/West Asia News Agency/Handout via REUTERS)