Policy: Saudi Foreign Policy after Saud AlFaisal
August 21, 2012
The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi foreign Minister Saud AlFaisal has postponed his plans to travel to the United States for treatment due to serious illness. His health condition appears to be…
Gulf Weekly Review, August 4-11
Gulf Weekly Review, August 4-11
Persian Gulf, Oil
After producing record oil outputs at close to 10 million barrels a day, Saudi Arabia, along with OPEC announced plans to decrease the amount of oil they’re outputting. However, it…
The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 14-20
The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 14-20
Saudi Arabia
Former Ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, has replaced intelligence chief Prince Murqrin bin Abdulaziz who possibly has cancer. According to the royal…
The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 7-13
The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 7-13
Oman
Oman has continued its crackdown on activists by sentencing four pro-reform activists to jail for defaming Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. The sentencing is the latest following a…
The Gulf Weekly Analysis, July 1-6
SYRIAAn al-Qaeda styled militia fraction, al-Nusra, claimed responsibility for the attack and murders at a pro-regime television station last week. The presence of this and possibly other al-Qaeda-esq groups in Syria could harpoon the…
Fears of ‘Islamists taking over Syria’ fuelling Moscow’s support for Damascus
Joe Lauria
Jun 15, 2012
UNITED NATIONS // Fears of militant Islamists taking over in Syria are fuelling Moscow's unyielding support for Damascus, which has earned it strong condemnation from the US and the West, analysts and observers…
Beyond the Saleh Regime: The Future of the Yemeni State
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Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs issued a report today analyzing the myriad of problems plaguing Yemen and its government.
The report…
Limited Options for the U.S.
By Ali AlAhmed
New York Times, May 30, 2012
The Saudi-proposed Gulf union will not come to fruition because it might mean breaking apart the Gulf Cooperation Council. Most council members already fear Saudi domination over their…
The danger that Saudi Arabia will turn Syria into an Islamist hotbed
By Joshua Jacobs
April 12, 2012
Washington DC .. Even as a tentative ceasefire brings an uneasy calm to Syria, opposition leaders and US officials express skepticism that it will hold, particularly in the face of the Assad regime’s…
Political Risk: A League of Their Own?
BY ANDREW BOND
APRIL 12, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC--On Thursday March 29, Iraq hosted its first Arab League summit since 1990 which became famous for the plate-throwing incident between the Iraqis and Kuwaitis. Held in a former…