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Bilateral peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan were structurally flawed by excluding the Gulf states. If an agreement is to hold up in the long-run, it must incorporate the Gulf states and their interests.
Muhanad Seloom
As Gulf states have come under attack, the limits of their external security guarantees have been exposed, while the defensive capabilities these ties have enabled have proved extremely valuable.
Hana Elshehaby
As regional tensions intensify, Gulf states are reconsidering their long-standing security arrangements with Washington and pushing for a relationship that better reflects their interests and strategic autonomy.
Khalid Al-Jaber
As competing narratives emerge from the U.S.–Israeli war against Iran, the real question for the Gulf lies not in who won the war but in what comes next: whether the GCC will continue to operate as six separate states or evolve into a unified strategic bloc capable of confronting an increasingly volatile regional order.
Sultan Mohammed Al-Nuaimi
Washington’s approach to trade has roiled markets and relationships, but it has also created opportunities for Gulf energy producers, especially as the stability of long-term LNG contracts gain in their appeal.
Masha Kotkin
Although Trump’s 20-point plan does not say much about Gaza’s economic reconstruction and recovery, what is known raises significant concerns. Yet there are better alternatives on the table that can still be incorporated.