Politics and Governance

The Gulf states’ influence in Sudan and the wider Horn of Africa gives them leverage that they can use to help bring an end to the conflict.

The GCC +2 meeting, followed by the Arab League, has to take Trump's dangerously implausible ideas about Gaza seriously, but Israel won't countenance the Arab states’ alternative.

For Syria to have a chance at stability, the United States and the EU need to urgently consider lifting the layers of economic sanctions imposed on Syria under Assad and allow Gulf countries to help rebuild the war-torn country.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are looking to next-gen tech and ultramodern combat aircraft to give them a military edge on adversaries.

On February 11, AGSIW and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy co-hosted a discussion on the new Trump administration's foreign policy in the Middle East.

While not without risks, ​​Trump’s redesignation of the Houthis​​ ​​as a foreign terrorist organization ​​​​​​is a powerful ​​​​​​diplomatic ​​tool​​​​ for Yemen’s government​​​​​​​​. ​ 

AGSIW experts explain the regional trends they’ll be following most closely as the year unfolds.

Given how Syria after 2011 became a cockpit for external intervention in domestic affairs, the early signs this time for engagement of Gulf states appear more promising, particularly due to their ability to convene and lead in regional affairs.