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Negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz are shifting from restoring wartime navigation to establishing long-term governance. Can the Arab Gulf states find a common position—or do they even need to?
Khalid Al-Jufairi
As the U.S.-Iran war flares again, commercial transit at the world’s most strategic maritime chokepoint is obstructed once more. Have alternative routes proven successful enough to offset the disruption?
Frédéric Schneider
Understandings between Washington and Tehran, in the form currently on the table, are unlikely to resolve the underlying tensions or bring stability to the region.
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh
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
The GCC is expanding solar energy infrastructure at a record pace across landscapes that are more ecologically complex than they appear. The challenge—and opportunity—is to ensure that clean energy development and ecosystem health advance together.
Fatima Husain
In a period marked by both regional challenges and broader geopolitical realignments, Gulf Cooperation Council is increasingly focused on repositioning the Gulf within the international order.