Giorgio Cafiero Giorgio Cafiero is the CEO of Gulf State Analytics. On Twitter: @GulfStateAnalyt Gulf | Dec 30, 2016 Bahrain shifts foreign policy with eye on Turkey Bahraini officials want to deepen their ties with Turkey as regional politics become more unstable. Saudi Arabia | Dec 2, 2016 Who in the GCC wants a union? Gulf Cooperation Council states consider transforming into a union to arm themselves against Iran’s increasing dominance and the growing instability in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia | Nov 15, 2016 Trump win further distances US from GCC on Syria The Gulf Cooperation Council anxiously awaits to see how US President-elect Donald Trump plans to deal with the uncertainties surrounding US Middle East policies. Gulf | Oct 20, 2016 Will early elections backfire on Kuwait's government? The Kuwaiti emir's dissolution of parliament could come back to haunt the ruling family. Saudi Arabia | Sep 26, 2016 Will next US president shift Washington's Yemen policy? To be seen as a legitimate peace broker, the United States must urge all sides in the Yemeni civil war to make necessary compromises. Saudi Arabia | Sep 14, 2016 Meet the likely successor of Islamic State’s Baghdadi After IS spokesman and second-in-command Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in an airstrike last month, there are indications that Bahraini citizen Turki al-Binali may replace him. Saudi Arabia | Jul 8, 2016 Can Bahrain count on Moscow to fill Washington’s shoes? As Bahrain seeks closer ties with Russia, other Arab countries have their doubts about the relationship, yet they recognize Moscow’s growing role in the region amid Washington’s receding influence. Saudi Arabia | Jul 5, 2016 Will IS attacks bring about change in Saudi foreign policy? The three attacks across Saudi Arabia on July 4 revived dark memories of al-Qaeda's campaign of terror in the mid-2000s. Gulf | Jun 27, 2016 What Bahrain’s opposition crackdown means for country’s Brotherhood Manama’s exclusion of popular political groups from Bahrain’s political scene, accompanied by a wide crackdown on opposition figures, could lead to militancy gaining broader power and appeal in the Shiite opposition. Saudi Arabia | Jun 20, 2016 Can Saudis ease Egypt-Qatar tension after Al Jazeera death sentences? Saudis want to bridge the divide between Qatar and Egypt so that its Sunni coalition can focus on Iran. Pagination Show more Latest News Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in 'positive spirit' Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 3, 2024 Pro-Palestinian students camp out at Mexico's largest university Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 2, 2024 Israel builds 'cyber dome' against Iran's hackers by Alexandra VARDI | AFP | May 2, 2024 See more Podcasts Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace Turkey strikes LNG deal as Abu Dhabi’s Red Bird abandons British papers: This week in business What an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal could look like See more
Gulf | Dec 30, 2016 Bahrain shifts foreign policy with eye on Turkey Bahraini officials want to deepen their ties with Turkey as regional politics become more unstable.
Saudi Arabia | Dec 2, 2016 Who in the GCC wants a union? Gulf Cooperation Council states consider transforming into a union to arm themselves against Iran’s increasing dominance and the growing instability in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia | Nov 15, 2016 Trump win further distances US from GCC on Syria The Gulf Cooperation Council anxiously awaits to see how US President-elect Donald Trump plans to deal with the uncertainties surrounding US Middle East policies.
Gulf | Oct 20, 2016 Will early elections backfire on Kuwait's government? The Kuwaiti emir's dissolution of parliament could come back to haunt the ruling family.
Saudi Arabia | Sep 26, 2016 Will next US president shift Washington's Yemen policy? To be seen as a legitimate peace broker, the United States must urge all sides in the Yemeni civil war to make necessary compromises.
Saudi Arabia | Sep 14, 2016 Meet the likely successor of Islamic State’s Baghdadi After IS spokesman and second-in-command Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in an airstrike last month, there are indications that Bahraini citizen Turki al-Binali may replace him.
Saudi Arabia | Jul 8, 2016 Can Bahrain count on Moscow to fill Washington’s shoes? As Bahrain seeks closer ties with Russia, other Arab countries have their doubts about the relationship, yet they recognize Moscow’s growing role in the region amid Washington’s receding influence.
Saudi Arabia | Jul 5, 2016 Will IS attacks bring about change in Saudi foreign policy? The three attacks across Saudi Arabia on July 4 revived dark memories of al-Qaeda's campaign of terror in the mid-2000s.
Gulf | Jun 27, 2016 What Bahrain’s opposition crackdown means for country’s Brotherhood Manama’s exclusion of popular political groups from Bahrain’s political scene, accompanied by a wide crackdown on opposition figures, could lead to militancy gaining broader power and appeal in the Shiite opposition.
Saudi Arabia | Jun 20, 2016 Can Saudis ease Egypt-Qatar tension after Al Jazeera death sentences? Saudis want to bridge the divide between Qatar and Egypt so that its Sunni coalition can focus on Iran.
Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in 'positive spirit' Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 3, 2024
Pro-Palestinian students camp out at Mexico's largest university Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 2, 2024