Kuwait’s Defense Diversification Through Pakistan - AGSI

The significance of Kuwait’s defense pact with Pakistan lies less in any immediate military transformation than in what it reveals about the evolving security landscape of the Gulf.

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Central Asia Has Learned to Live With the Taliban

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, Central Asian states view engagement with Kabul as not only possible, but necessary.

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What the US-China rivalry means for the Middle East

Analysis: As the US stumbles through another crisis in the Middle East, China is quietly expanding its influence across the region

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Iran War Tests Oman’s Foreign Policy - AGSI

Iranian attacks on Omani ports and oil tankers are straining Oman’s long-standing “friend to all” regional foreign policy, but Muscat still has a part to play in achieving peace.

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No war, no peace: The dangerous US–Iran deadlock

Analysis: A fragile ceasefire has frozen the conflict without resolving it, leaving the US and Iran trapped in a dangerous limbo vulnerable to miscalculation

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Qatar’s Calculus Amid the Iran War

Doha’s careful balancing act has been threatened by severe security and economic challenges.

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Where the American-Israeli War on Iran Leaves the Gulf Arabs • Stimson Center

GCC states are moving toward a more confrontational posture with long-term negative ramifications for relations with Iran.

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Why diverging US-Israel goals complicate how the Iran war ends

While the US seeks to contain Iran and protect energy markets, Israel is pursuing a scorched-earth policy to collapse the regime, complicating how the war ends

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Iran War Tests Oman’s Foreign Policy - AGSI

Iranian attacks on Omani ports and oil tankers are straining Oman’s long-standing “friend to all” regional foreign policy, but Muscat still has a part to play in achieving peace.

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How the UAE Became Serbia’s Most Important Arab Partner - AGSI

Through its increasing ties with Serbia, the UAE has secured a lasting strategic foothold in the Western Balkans, and Serbia has gained an influential Arab partner that is likely to remain central to…

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Gaza as a post-UN experiment: Inside Trump’s Board of Peace

The Board of Peace for Gaza signals a shift away from multilateral institutions to personalised, transactional diplomacy driven by private business interests

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How Trump’s National Security Strategy impacts the Middle East

Trump’s new National Security Strategy prioritises transactional geopolitics in the Middle East, emphasising Gulf ties while pivoting from Israel-first policies

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Why is Trump cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood?

Trump’s executive order is less about specific Muslim Brotherhood chapters and more about how foreign lobbying and culture wars shape US policy

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F-35s, AI, and defence: MbS and the Saudi comeback in Washington

Trump’s lavish welcome for Mohammed bin Salman marked both his official rehabilitation and a sweeping strategic reset of US-Saudi ties

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Gulf Diplomacy Eases Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions - AGSI

Gulf Arab states are using their diplomatic, financial, and religious leverage to try and de-escalate rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions.

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Israel and the Gulf: From potential partner to a growing threat

Gulf states are increasingly viewing Israel not as a potential partner, but as a growing threat to regional stability and security

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Israel, the UAE, and Yemen’s South: The Politics of Unlikely Alliances

Having emerged in 2017 from Yemen’s Southern Movement, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) is the preeminent political and military force in southern Yemen. Since its founding, Aidarous al-Zubaidi...

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Gaza’s Armed Fragmentation: Clans, Militias, and Rival Power Centers • Stimson Center

Many of the groups are supported by Israeli authorities who see Palestinian fragmentation as a way to both contain Hamas and to perpetuate Israel’s occupation.

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Gulf Diplomacy Eases Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions - AGSI

Gulf Arab states are using their diplomatic, financial, and religious leverage to try and de-escalate rising Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions.

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Netanyahu’s last war? The struggle for Israel’s political future

Whether Benjamin Netanyahu clings to power or is cast aside, his legacy is one of permanently shifting Israel’s political landscape to the far right

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Iran’s Messaging After Israel’s Qatar Strike - Arab Gulf States Institute

Iran has moved quickly to try to capitalize on cracks in U.S.-Gulf relations after Israel’s unprecedented attack on Hamas officials in Qatar.

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Geopolitical Pressures Dismantled Europe’s Iran Engagement - Arab Gulf States Institute

With the E3 triggering the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism and aligning more closely with Washington’s hard-line stance, Europe’s role as an independent diplomatic actor in Tehran is effectively over.

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How does the Kremlin view Iran-US diplomacy?

The nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, which have taken place in Muscat and Rome under Omani auspices, are “reassuring” to Russia, which has high stakes in the outcome and seeks to cons...

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What to expect from Trump’s high-stakes Middle East visit

Analysis: Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE reflects their importance to US foreign policy as regional powerhouses with deep pockets.

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UAE may need al-Sharaa as much as he needs it. Here's why.

New Syrian president got a warm welcome this week, as he holds out for sanctions relief. So what does Abu-Dhabi stand to gain?

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UAE may need al-Sharaa as much as he needs it. Here's why.

New Syrian president got a warm welcome this week, as he holds out for sanctions relief. So what does Abu-Dhabi stand to gain?

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