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Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
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Suleiman Al-Akaili 

Editor-in-Chief of Al Watan

Bio

Suleiman Al-Akaili is the Editor-in-Chief of Al Watan, a Saudi newspaper. He is a member of several political and media organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Saudi Political Science Association, the Saudi Journalists Association, the Saudi Media and Communication Association, the Saudi Association of Opinion Writers, and the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts.

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Articles

Rethinking Gulf Security on the Threshold of a New World Order 
Gulf security has become a daily test of the region’s ability to adapt to a turbulent regional order—one in which military power intersects with maritime corridors, American calculations with the concerns of Gulf states, and Iranian ambitions with global trade considerations. 
Suleiman Al-Akaili 

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