“In the UAE and Qatar, sectarian identity has been transformed from a source of tension into a cultural element within a unified national framework.”
Year: 2025
Eastern Iran holds strategic importance as a linkage between Iran and both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Beyond being a natural corridor for trade and the movement of…
Executive Summary Extremist organisations are rapidly evolving their communications and propaganda strategies, harnessing modern encryption tools and artificial intelligence to enhance recruitment, concealment and influence. Groups…
On 9 September 2025, Israel conducted a precision strike inside the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting a meeting of Hamas political leaders who were discussing a US-sponsored…
The Gulf Cooperation Council states constitute a geostrategic theater of paramount importance for Israeli intelligence services, foremost among them the external intelligence service Mossad and the…
The United Arab Emirates’ firm stance toward the Muslim Brotherhood and a range of political-Islam movements after the Arab Spring of 2011 marked a major turning…
Executive SummaryThis analytical paper examines the roles and structures of intelligence agencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Iran within a complex regional context…
At dawn on June 13, 2025, explosions thundered across Tehran’s skies, marking the start of a new chapter in the Israeli-Iranian confrontation—one that broke with the…
The Gulf states are navigating one of the most precarious geopolitical moments in decades. They find themselves at the intersection of a dangerous escalation between Israel…
Just over a year ago, I participated in a consultative meeting with fellow researchers and experts to discuss the narrative that Gulf states have successfully solidified…