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The recent Xi-Trump summit did not end the U.S.-China rivalry, but rather shifted it from the boxing ring to the chessboard.
Saoud El Mawla
The U.S. military architecture in the Gulf has long provided mutual benefits for both sides. Yet the war in Iran is leading Gulf states to question their assumptions.
Kristian Alexander
The Gulf states face several questions and dilemmas over their post-Iran war security environment. A reassessment of their defense-industrial policies is in order.
Şaban Kardaş
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.