Publications
Apr 19, 2018
The Power of Positive Diplomacy: Saudi Outreach in Iraq since 2014
One of the most important and least understood aspects of Saudi Arabia’s evolving proactive foreign and regional policy is its campaign of diplomatic and political outreach in Iraq.
Feb 20, 2018
UAE Security Forum 2017: Defense Industry and Economic Diversification
On December 6, 2017, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington partnered with Raytheon to host the second annual UAE Security Forum.
Feb 14, 2018
Yemen’s Cratered Economy: Glimmers of Hope?
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is now the world’s largest in terms of the number of people in need.
Jan 8, 2018
Yemen: National Chaos, Local Order
Partial or total collapses in state authority, once rare, are no longer outliers in an otherwise stable international state system.
Dec 19, 2017
Both Ends of the Spectrum: GCC-Maghreb Relations
The Gulf Arab states and the states of the Maghreb are part of one strategic space defined, broadly, by shared linguistic, cultural, religious, social, and historical characteristics.
Dec 6, 2017
Unlocking Growth: How the Gulf Security Sector Can Lead Economic Diversification
The vast reorganization of fiscal policy in the Gulf Arab states has upended decades of practice in cyclical government spending tied to oil revenue.
Dec 5, 2017
Turkey-GCC Trade and Business Relations: Banking and Finance Sector Engagement
Financial ties between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Turkey mutually support economic growth and diversification. Investment flows and banking sector ties have fluctuated since 2014, but over the last decade and a half the general trend has been an upsurge in shared investment opportunities. Turkey is a prime destination for foreign direct investment (FDI)...
