Executive SummaryThis report offers a thorough and comprehensive examination of the phenomenon of extremism in the Gulf region, seeking to understand it through a precise analysis…
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Executive SummarySince 2024, Kuwait has witnessed a large-scale campaign aimed at revoking the citizenship of thousands of its citizens, with more than 42,000 Kuwaitis stripped of…
By Adel Marzooq – Senior Researcher and Editor-in-Chief, Gulf Security Hub The second round of indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran concluded recently in Rome,…
By Adel Marzooq Since 1979, Iran and its expanding influence across the Gulf and the Middle East have constituted one of the most persistent challenges to the…
Saraya al-Ashtar (Al-Ashtar Brigades) is an armed Shiite organization and the most prominent group engaged in armed actions against the ruling regime in Bahrain. The organization,…
Despite his modest electoral record, Iranian politician Saeed Jalili stands out as one of the most influential figures within Iran’s decision-making circles. This leading figure in…
Alliance, rivalry, and conflict—an intricate and contradictory triad that mars the relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The ongoing debate over the disagreements between Saudi…
The Shiite religious authority (marjiʿiyah; reference) stands as one of the most important religious institutions in the Islamic world, particularly within the Twelver Shiite tradition.Based in…
One of the most prominent headlines in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon,…