Publications
Mar 21, 2017
New Generation Royals and Succession Dynamics in the Gulf States
As Gulf monarchies face a generational transition in leadership, new challenges emerge.

Feb 28, 2017
Turkey and the GCC: Cooperation Amid Diverging Interests
The GCC countries view Turkey as an indispensable Sunni ally and counterweight to Iran, but a difficult, and at times unreliable, partner.

Dec 19, 2016
Yemen after the War
On October 14, 2016, AGSIW and b’huth, the Dubai Public Policy Research Center, co-hosted the workshop “Yemen after the War,” at the AGSIW offices in Washington, DC.

Dec 16, 2016
Petro Diplomacy: Challenges in the New Energy World
Oil, economic growth, and politics have long been intertwined in the Middle East, transforming the region over the past 50 years into a dynamic player on the global stage.

Dec 12, 2016
Egypt-GCC Partnership: Bedrock of Regional Security Despite Fissures
Egypt and the GCC countries have a complex, but indispensable, diplomatic, military, and political partnership in the contemporary world.

Dec 7, 2016
Women’s Labor Force Participation Across the GCC
This paper examines women’s integration in the labor force in the Gulf Arab states, paying special attention to differences in public and private sector employment, and national and migrant female labor participation.

Nov 21, 2016
The Changing Islamist Landscape of the Gulf Arab States
Independent political movements, Islamist or otherwise, are often overlooked in the Gulf Arab states that benefit from substantial incomes due to oil wealth.

Oct 12, 2016
Water at the Nexus of Gulf Security and Growth Challenges
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis that encompasses environmental, economic, and political concerns related to the issue of water security.
