ISIS isn’t a state, but Fight it Like One
By Shohini Gupta
Washington DC - Beirut. Baghdad. Paris. Threats in Brussels and D.C., the metastasis of ISIS has alerted Western foreign policy leaders to the lack of a strategy to combat ISIS. Although the US State Department…
Killing the Tiger
February 4, 2015
By Ali AlAhmed
Washington DC - Mass executions in Saudi Arabia last month shocked many across the world except Sheikh Nimer AlNimer, a prominent Shia cleric who was among those executed. He was my friend. He foretold of…
Analysis: Saudi executions aimed at silencing dissent
By Adam Whitcomb
January 25, 2016
Washington DC - The executions of 47 Saudi prisoners, including Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr were used by the ruling family to crush any expression of anti-Saudi sentiment. The ruling Saudi family does not…
Huffington Post: This May Be the Beginning of the End of the Saudi Monarchy
By Ali AlAhmed
The Tiger is dead. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr ("nimr" is Arabic for "tiger") was executed by the Saudi government for speaking out against absolute monarchy and pushing for people's participation in governing themselves. The mass…
Report: The Omani Model -CVE2
Washington DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs released an innovative study titled “the Omani Model” by the institute’s Shohini Gupta.
The report is the second of the CVE series and focuses on How Oman managed to be a model state in…
Exclusive: Saudi King to Abdicate to Son
January 13, 2016
By Ali AlAhmed
Washington DC – Saudi King Salman Al-Saud plans to abdicate his throne and install his son Mohammed as king, multiple highly-placed sources told the Institute for Gulf Affairs.
Mohamed bin Salman is the…
Will Saudi Political Executions Lead to Civil War?
December 3, 2015
By Ali AlAhmed
Washington DC -The handsome Ali AlNimer, who just turned 20, may be dead in a few days if the reports that the Saudi monarchy plans to execute him along with 50 other men, including his uncle Sheikh Nimer…
Moral Intuition and the Migration Crisis: A Tail Wagging the Dog
By Adam Whitcomb
Washington DC- The migration crisis happening in the Middle East and Europe has been catastrophic and monumental, comparable only to the mass-migrations after WWII. Leaders have been reacting with policy changes to help…
Saudi School in Paris Teaches Violence against France
November 15, 2015
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Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs is releasing a report on the Saudi government school in Paris and the content of its schoolbooks that promotes terrorism and hatred.
Some of the violent and…
Job Opening: UAE Advocacy
November 12, 2015
Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs is looking for a UAE human rights advocacy fellow. The job requires a bachelor relevant to the position and knowledge of UAE and GCC politics.
• Strong writing and verbal…