Abstract: Long before the Gulf States developed into sovereign independent states, ordinary subjects were prohibited from discussing issues of a political nature or matters relating to external relations. ......
Abstract: The removal of the Kingdom’s Interior Minister after only five months in office is a point of concern for many observers of the Saudi political scene. ......
Abstract: The Middle East as a whole is going through an unprecedented period with events that will undoubtedly change the political landscape of the region for decades to come and have-far reaching implications beyond its immediate borders. ......
Abstract: In a quick and angry response to UNESCO's decision to admit Palestine as a full member, the US administration stopped its $60 million annual contribution to the organisation's budget. Almost immediately, a flurry of condemnations of the American reaction erupted in the pan-Arab media. ......
Abstract: In GCC-Iran relations, there are a numerous critical issues, all of which are critical for both sides. These issues are the products of geography and history, as well as the result of the divergent national and strategic interests of the two sides. ......
Abstract: A triple diplomatic challenge to Israel from Turkey, Palestine and Egypt both reflects the region's political transformation and reveals the key flaw in Israel's attitude to its neighbours, says Khaled Hroub, Director of the Media Programme at the GRC Cambridge. ......
Abstract: There is an old proverb in Saudi Arabia which goes: "All good things come from Yemen." This was accurate when Yemen was widely known as 'Happy Yemen' and 'Green Yemen', the garden and the food basket of Arabia, a prosperous country producing and exporting a variety of goods, while the rest of Arabia was ......
Abstract: In the latest GRC commentary, Dr. Mustafa Alani, Program Director of the Security Department, notes that while the killing of Osama Bin Laden was a tremendous event, many of the underlying causes of political violence in the Middle East remain unresolved. As a result, the U.S. policy in the Middle ......
Abstract: On April 20, 2011, the 21st EU-GCC Joint Ministerial Meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi. The fact that the two sides have met regularly since the signing of their Cooperation Agreement back in 1988 is significant in its own right and demonstrates the value both the GCC and the EU place in the ......
Abstract: A more concerted effort is needed from both the GCC and the European Union to improve co-operation, an expert on international relations says. ......
