Weakening Ties That Bind Two founding principles have netted together the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since its founding in 1981: their collective security and the protection and reliability of oil exports. These interests also served as the linchpin of the GCC states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United […]
GCC Moves into Uncertain Territory
Published first at Gulf State Analytics Monthly Monitor Report on May 2014