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You are cordially invited to ISIS, Iraq, & the Gulf States A panel discussion with Dr. Shireen Hunter Visiting Professor at Georgetown University Dr. Abbas Kadhim Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins,…

June 17, 2014 Washington DC -The Saudi Monarchy is planning to execute at least 26 Shia protesters and activists, including children, after a summary trial by an ultra-sectarian court controlled by the Saudi Minister of Interior Mohamed…

By Ali AlAhmed May 2, 2014 Washington DC – Increasing cases of Middle East Repository Syndrome known as MERS have killed more than 20 people this past week in Saudi Arabia and maybe spreading to the United States and Europe in the next…

April 7, 2014 Washington DC --The Director of the Gulf Institute Ali AlAhmed published an article in Politico Magazine on March 27 to coincide with President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama travels to meet with Saudi Arabia’s King…

The Institute for Gulf Affairs is pleased to welcome Ms. Rachel Hertzman to its roster of experts. Ms. Hertzman will join the Gulf Institute as an Analyst. Additionally, she also works as a freelance writer and consultant. Ms. Hertzman…

By Rachel Hertzman February 7, 2014  Washington DC - The Houthi rebels territorial gains this past week of Yemen’s Northern region are indicative of Saudi Arabia’s diminishing hegemony in the region and Iran’s rising star—both at the…

Daniel Morillo Washington D.C. 18 December 2013 While it is widely accepted that “private donors”, aka Qatari officials, are funding the Syrian Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al Nusra, Qatar has recently begun hedging its bets in the…

Ahmed Abdulhussain is a policy analyst on Bahrain at the Gulf Institute and head of the American Task Force for Bahrain, New York branch. Ahmed Abdulhussain is a Law LL.B., from Bahrain. He is a political analyst and…

Joshua Jacobs is a Gulf Policy Analyst and published columnist at the Institute for Gulf Affairs. Joshua has published and co-authored papers on Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman and wrote the timely IGA policy brief on Bahrain. His…

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