In an interview with Al Majalla, the EU Representative for the Gulf details how Brussels has responded to the US-Iran war and the concrete steps it has taken to help its GCC allies
Israel's war on Gaza, rising US-China tensions, the stubborn war between Russia and Ukraine, and the worsening effects of climate change top GCC leaders' concern this year
A GCC-Central Asia summit last month was the first in three decades and a sign that Gulf states are taking notice of the region's strategic significance
As Gulf states continue to draw inspiration from Kuwait's political system, adopting that which works and avoiding what doesn't, Kuwait can learn from its neighbours' assertiveness and development
Any agreement that restores traffic through the strait will bring immediate relief, but repairing the damage wrought by war—and restoring confidence—will take far longer
As states race to embed algorithms in systems of reconnaissance, targeting, air defence, and military decision-making, a new layer of risk is taking shape