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The Gulf Region
Why Have Three Gulf States Introduced the Draft? Bucking the Trend on Conscription in Arabia
RUSI Journal, 17 January 2018
Zoltan Barany
Politics, economics and security help to explain why some Gulf countries have adopted conscription.
Tags: The Gulf Region, Military Personnel, Middle East and North Africa
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Anti-Terrorism Effort: A Coalition of the Willing or an Anti-Iran Front?
Commentary, 6 December 2017
Kamal Alam and Wajahat S Khan
Saudi Arabia’s new Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition has been hailed as an historic organisation which will not only serve a military purpose but also take the ideological fight against those who use terror in the name of Islam.
Tags: The Gulf Region, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
Israel and Saudi Arabia: The Best of ‘Frenemies’
Commentary, 21 November 2017
Joseph Millis
Saudi Arabia and Israel appear to be putting aside decades of enmity due to a fear of Iran's nuclear ambitions and its actions in the region. Is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
Tags: The Gulf Region, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
"“The problem is as much about appearing to not capitulate to the other side as it is trying to solve any problems,” said Michael Stephens of the Royal United Services Institute in London.
“Given the hypersensitivity of both sides to appearing weak,” he said, “it makes the problem considerably harder to solve.” "
Trump’s Bid to End Saudi-Qatar Stalemate Ends in Recriminations
In The News, 9 September 2017 Tags: The Gulf Region, Middle East and North Africa
"“I am very concerned that there is absolutely no way to de-escalate this,” said Michael Stephens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank in London. “I don’t see how a deal can be made at the current time unless something dramatic changes.” "
Arab Nations Demand Qatar Shut Al Jazeera, Cut Islamist Ties and Detail Funding
In The News, 23 June 2017 Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"The suggestions are that, as before, this crisis will quickly pass. But the increased focus this spat has brought to the financing of terrorism and extremist ideology will endure and, however unreasonable it believes this to be, Doha can expect to remain the centre of intense suspicion. "
Why Qatar is the focus of terrorism claims
In The News, 13 June 2017 Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Britain and the Gulf States
Commentary, 7 November 2012Mohammed Shakeel
The UK Prime Minister’s visit to the Gulf region was dominated by the need to solidify defence ties and repair recently strained political relations.
The Gulf Region, UK Defence, Middle East and North Africa
After the Christmas Day bomb plot: where now for counter-terrorism?
Commentary, 8 January 2010H A Hellyer
The failure of terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up an airliner over the US has also highlighted failures in our counter-terrorism strategies and analysis, which must now be addressed.
The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaPages
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Gulf Security: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Generation (WHP 51)
Whitehall Papers, 3 January 2000Sean McKnight, Neil Partrick and Fransis Toase
Whitehall Papers, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
The Changing Military Balance in the Gulf (WHP 38)
Whitehall Papers, 7 January 1996Andrew Rathmell
The aim of this Whitehall Paper is to study the changing capabilities of the Gulf’s military forces and to assess what impact force building plans may have on the regional military balance.
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Whitehall Papers, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Land Operations, Maritime Forces, Middle East and North Africa
Gulf Security: No Consensus (WHP 20)
Whitehall Papers, 4 January 1993Rosemary Hollis
It is only comparatively recently that the present configuration of independent states in the Gulf was established. This helps to explain the sensitivities of them all to the issue of external...
United States, Whitehall Papers, Iran, Americas, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
War in the Gulf: Sovereignty, Oil and Security (WHP 8)
Whitehall Papers, 1 January 1991Rosemary Hollis and Edward Foster
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"The closure of land borders and the disruption to air traffic will have serious consequences for the Qatari economy and its society that will quickly prove prohibitively expensive, even for a rich state like Qatar. And so, serious concessions will have to be made if relations in the GCC are to normalize to the usual levels of mutually suspicious friendship."
Why key Arab countries have cut ties with Qatar — and what Trump had to do with it
In The News, 7 June 2017 Tags: RUSI International, United States, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North Africa
"'Although the current situation is severe, the GCC will not emerge a fundamentally altered structure, nor will its collective deterrence be enhanced. More likely to emerge is the same slightly dysfunctional GCC structure, just with a quieter Qatar, more likely to play by the rules and tamp down its regional ambitions.'"
The GCC will ride out the storm
In The News, 7 June 2017 Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues
"While the two countries are likely to continue working towards joint security and good neighbourliness, regional tensions might hamper their ability to shape a strategic partnership. The recent Saudi-Qatar spat only further fuels rivalry between the two sides, making it harder for Islamabad to maintain its neutral relations with Tehran."
Pakistan’s balancing act with Iran just got tougher
In The News, 6 June 2017 Tags: Pakistan, Iran, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"Reductions in subsidies and salary cuts will affect this middle bracket the most - in other words the people who possess just enough money to run a household and send children to school. So the addition of higher bills and less income at the end of the month will put a huge amount of pressure on this important sector of the Saudi economy."
Can Saudi Arabia's bold reforms cure growing financial woes?
In The News, 30 September 2016 Tags: The Gulf RegionPages
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Sea Training: An Oft Overlooked Strategic Asset
Episode 03: Is a New Approach Needed?
Addressing the Abuse of Trade for Money Laundering Purposes