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Sovereign Data: The Development and Marketing of Bahrain’s Digital Domain

Gulf Arab states like Bahrain cannot preserve the traditional form of their economies indefinitely, but they can influence how their new digital future will unfold.

The Amazon Web Services logo is seen at Bahrain Technology Week, Manama, Bahrain, September 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)

Saudi Arabia Champions “Moderate Islam,” Underpinning Reform Efforts

Moderate Islam can be seen as a comprehensive strategy to tackle the kingdom’s regional and domestic concerns while at the same time reshaping the religious and social scene in line with the leadership’s new sociopolitical objectives.

Redefining Gulf Security Begins by Including the Human Dimension

The coronavirus pandemic has come as a reminder of the urgent need for a renewed approach to security that no longer focuses merely on the political and military aspects of security but includes a broader look at people-centered dimensions.

Feby Cachero Baguisa Dela Pena of Laguna, Philippines, hands out free food to those who need it in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 3. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Event Report: Petro Diplomacy 2020

AGSIW's sixth annual Petro Diplomacy conference focused on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the energy sector and the transition to a low carbon economy.

Regional and Global Power Competition Deepens Fault Lines Across the Southern Mediterranean

North Africa has become a site of great power competition among the United States, Russia, and China; the location of one of the region’s most protracted violent conflicts; and the scene for regional and Gulf Arab rivalries.

Coincidence of Coronavirus, Climate Crises Accelerates Major Shifts in Oil and Gas Industries

Regardless of what shape the post-pandemic recovery takes, the crisis may have a far-reaching impact on future demand for fossil fuels.

An idle oil pumping unit is silhouetted against the setting sun in a field south of Oakley, Kansas, May 20. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Gulf States’ Climate Change Policies Amid a Global Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic represents an opportunity to reevaluate existing policies and tools, and climate change provides the needed lens for redirecting development onto sustainable trajectories.

Smoke rises from an oil pipe at sunset in the desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Is This Time Different? The Gulf’s Early Economic Policy Response to the Crises of 2020

As Gulf Arab policymakers continue to confront an ambiguous future, they will rely heavily on familiar economic policy measures and avoid straying from the status quo as long as possible.

Jamal al-Khadhar, an executive vice president of the Dubai Financial Market, talks to a man on the floor of the exchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 7. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)