Security

The acknowledgment of the growing interdependency between the EU and GCC and the rising diplomatic role of the Gulf Arab countries in global affairs have prompted Brussels to step up political engagement with the GCC.

The relative failure of Iranian missile strikes has significantly eroded the value of Tehran’s enormous investment in its missile and drone technology and raised serious questions among Iran’s regional allies about the ability of Tehran to come to their defense.

Gulf Arab states are yet again watching on the sidelines as other powers shape their present and future strategic environment.

No matter who wins the presidency in November, the United States will need a strategy that allows it to protect free and open trade in the Red Sea without becoming bogged down in an open-ended conflict in Yemen.

On October 3, AGSIW hosted a discussion on the repercussions of Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah.

On September 18, AGSIW hosted a discussion on Yemen.

The commander of the U.S. partner force in Syria says the Gaza war is damaging internal security and regional support in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

As the Gaza war and campaign of Houthi attacks targeting commercial shipping have prompted the United States to strengthen its military footprint regionally, the U.S.-led Task Force 154 aims to enhance interforce interoperability.