Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia is stepping up cooperation with Iraq’s government to secure its northeastern flank. The goal is to contain and counter the Iranian presence in Baghdad, boosting economic and commercial ties, and the visit of the Iraqi Prime…

If there is one thing casual observers know about the cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, it is that they are changing and growing very quickly. The Gulf monarchies have overseen one of the most rapid and dynamic urban…

Un importante fattore di cambiamento sembra interessare la politica saudita da qualche mese a questa parte. Il ruolo pressoché incontrastato dell’erede al trono Mohammad bin Salman appare diminuito nella portata e nella sostanza, in un…

A un primo sguardo, le rivolte iniziate in Nord Africa e Medio Oriente tra il 2010 e il 2011 hanno rappresentato, per le monarchie del Golfo, soprattutto una grande opportunità geopolitica. Ma questo è solo il più vistoso, seppur molto…

Over the last decade, the deep transformations throughout the wider Mediterranean region have created new challenges that overlap with old crises. In fact, several multi-layered dynamics have turned the area into one of the world’s most…