Gulf States

A pair of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, taxi after landing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2016. The U.S. Air Force deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTX29786

It’s long past time to rethink U.S. military posture in the Gulf

Mara Karlin and Melissa Dalton

Friday, August 4, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 19, 2017Members of a special security force loyal to the Houthi rebels perform an oath as they take part in a military parade at the Tahrir Square in downtown Sanaa, Yemen July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Iran outflanking Saudi Arabia in Yemen

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:June 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Al-Qaida strikes back

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Qatar Airways aircrafts are seen at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon - RTS16R4Z

The Gulf’s airlines are winning on product but losing at politics

Adel Abdel Ghafar and Andrew Leber

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (2-L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (2-R), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (L) meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017. The Foreign Ministers meetingis held after Qatar sent a formal letter of response to the 13-points list of demands to the emir of Kuwait, the main mediator in the Gulf crisis, in response to diplomatic and economic sanctions from Saudi Arabia and its allies, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on allegations that Qatar is funding extremism. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool - RTX3A58J

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and a divided Gulf

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud waits to greet U.S. President Donald Trump, as he arrives to attend a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Saudi king shows no signs of slowing aggressive foreign policy

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Even as India attempts to ‘Act East’, it is ‘Thinking West’

Dhruva Jaishankar and Shruti Godbole

Thursday, July 6, 2017

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Interview: U.S. role in Gulf crisis

Noha Aboueldahab

June 27, 2017

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Interview: Outlook amid the Gulf crisis

Noha Aboueldahab

June 26, 2017

Noha Aboueldahab talks GCC crisis diplomacy.

Interview: Diplomacy during the Gulf crisis

Noha Aboueldahab

July 1, 2017