Gulf States Choose Diplomacy Facing Region on Fire
Any escalation in the tit-for-tat exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel could heighten the Gulf states’ vulnerability to being caught in the crossfire.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Baker Institute Fellow
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a Baker Institute fellow for the Middle East at Rice University.
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King Salman’s Outreach to Asia
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is conducting a six-country tour of Asia that will take him to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Maldives.
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Economic Diversification Plans: Challenges and Prospects for Gulf Policymakers
This paper puts the attempts by Gulf Arab states and Iran to launch large-scale development programs into historical and comparative context.
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Qatar: Reshuffling Toward Austerity
The surprise Cabinet reshuffle undertaken on January 27 by Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani reflected and reinforced the convergence of three trends that together are reshaping the policymaking and decision making landscape in Qatar.