United Arab Emirates

A forthcoming personal income tax in Oman is symbolically significant, but it ultimately confirms – rather than upends – regional tax trends.

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.

Washington can work with its Gulf partners to tie Tehran to a deal that moves Iran from a militant focus to an economic revival and integration within its neighborhood.

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.

The “Make It in the Emirates” forum showcased how far the UAE’s growing defense manufacturing capabilities and ambitions have come – and how far they have left to go.

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.

AGSI explains what Israel’s sudden and massive attack on Iran is likely to mean for Gulf Arab states, Iran, the United States, and global and regional economies.

On June 26, AGSI opened a photography exhibition showcasing the work of 15 contemporary photographers from across the Gulf.