Indian and GCC Perspectives: Iran, India, and the GCC
Indian and GCC Perspectives: Iran, India, and the GCC Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Indian and GCC Perspectives: Iran, India, and the GCC India has strong economic and cultural ties to the West Asia region, including both the GCC countries and Iran. A series of important events, including […]
Iran’s Threat to Block Hormuz: a Game Theory Analysis
Iran’s Threat to Block Hormuz: a Game Theory Analysis Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Iran’s Threat to Block Hormuz: a Game Theory Analysis Game theory was developed in the wake of World War 2 to assist policymakers in analysing interdependent decision-making, which arises when what you want to […]
China’s Strategy Toward Iran and the GCC States: the Challenge of Balancing Interests and Principles
China’s Strategy Toward Iran and the GCC States: the Challenge of Balancing Interests and Principles Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /China’s Strategy Toward Iran and the GCC States: the Challenge of Balancing Interests and Principles Strategic And International China’s Strategy Toward Iran and the GCC States: the Challenge […]
Gulf-russian Oil Relations: Past and Future
Gulf-russian Oil Relations: Past and Future Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Gulf-russian Oil Relations: Past and Future This report looks at the prospects for Gulf-Russian oil and non-oil cooperation, in light of the latest economic and geo-strategic developments that are affecting oil markets.
The Need for Iranian-russian Convergence and Its Repurcussions for the Gulf States
The Economics of Migrant Workers in the GCC
The Economics of Migrant Workers in the GCC Home / Research / Studies / The Economics of Migrant Workers in the GCC. The presence of large migrant communities has made the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries a lightning rod for an immigration debate. Like many OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, the GCC […]
Pakistan and Gulf Security: Mixed Signals
In the ongoing Yemeni crisis, Pakistan is faced with a strange dilemma. On one side is Saudi Arabia which had always been forthcoming with aid to Pakistan in times of crisis. During the 1965 and 1971 wars, when Pakistan was fighting for its very survival against India, Saudi Arabia extended moral, political, and financial support […]
Iran’s Regional Fatigue
The prolonged Syrian civil has exasperated Iran’s foreign policy. For four long years, Tehran feverishly propped up Assad’s regime through various means: extending generous credit to the government, manpower for militias, transforming a once professional army into decentralized sectarian and ethnic militias, logistical support, mobilizing Hezbollah militants for strategic campaigns, propaganda, and provision of ordinance. […]
Genuine Islam Calls for Peace
Following the savage murder of its hero pilot Lt. Muath As-Kaseasbeh early this year, Jordan’s posture on the battlefield against extremism in general and the highly visible face of terrorism today that is Daesh is firm at the forefront. This is echoed in King Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein’s recent address at the European Parliament in […]
Interactions Between the Sect, the State, and the Region: Bahrain as an Example
Interactions Between the Sect, the State, and the Region: Bahrain as an Example Home / Research / Research By Program / Strategic and International Studies /Interactions Between the Sect, the State, and the Region: Bahrain as an Example Strategic And International Interactions Between the Sect, the State, and the Region: Bahrain as an Example While […]
