The political dynamics during the transitions in Iran in 1979 and 1989 reveal a number of similar features that will play into who will succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; what is new now is the role the IRGC is playing in the factional power struggle.
This report is based on the presentations and discussions during the UAE Security Forum 2018, “Yemen after the War: Addressing the Challenges of Peace and Reconstruction,” held on December 9, 2018 in Abu Dhabi.
On October 18, 2018, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington convened its fourth annual Petro Diplomacy conference, “Back to the Future – Oil and Gas at the Center of New Growth in the GCC States.”
As Gulf Arab states exert greater influence in the Horn of Africa, the region’s future is being reimagined.
The conflict in Yemen has exacted a disastrous toll on the country. This paper considers the outside forces in the conflict, seeking to elucidate who they are, what the nature is of their involvement, and what their converging and conflicting interests mean for reconstruction.
This paper uses economic theory to demonstrate the negative implications of subsidies.
Since the 1930s, the Arab Gulf states have been defined by their hydrocarbon wealth.
Amid the dramatic changes sweeping the Gulf region, Kuwait’s incremental approach is being sorely tested.
The Gulf Arab states are casting a wide net in their pursuit of gas-supply security.
Over the last few years many cities have attempted to integrate cultural developments within their overall planning strategy.
Learn MoreThrough its careful examination of the forces shaping the evolution of Gulf societies and the new generation of emerging leaders, AGSIW facilitates a richer understanding of the role the countries in this key geostrategic region can be expected to play in the 21st century.
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