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GRC was founded in July 2000 by Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, a Saudi businessman. Dr. Sager's vision was to fill an important void and to conduct scholarly, high quality research on all aspects of the wider strategic Gulf region including the GCC countries as well as Iran, Iraq and Yemen.

GRC operates on an independent, non-profit basis. Its belief is that everyone has the right to access knowledge, so it has made all its research available to the general public through publications, workshops, seminars, and conferences.

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NATO-GCC Engagement: A Question of Appetite

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17the Gulf Research Meeting (GRM 2027)

17th GRM 2027 July 20-22, 2027 Conference Cambridge, UK

China's Refrain from Military Alliances: Strategic Logic and Implications for Relations with Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

The United States has remained the preeminent external power since the Gulf states’ early years of independence, exerting influence through a dense network of bilateral and regional arrangements.

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GRC Founder and Chairman Dr. Abdulaziz Sager Participates in Al Sharq Bloomberg’s “The Fourth Dimension”

Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Founder and Chairman of the Gulf Research Center (GRC), participated in an episode of “The Fourth Dimension” on Al Sharq Bloomberg, entitled “Threats to Maritime Navigation from Hormuz to Bab Al Mandab.”