The Gulf States: Geographic Unity and Political Fragmentation

It may be more prudent for Russia to engage the Gulf states as individual actors rather than as a cohesive bloc Since 1981—the year the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established—the Arab world has frequently heard, and still hears, albeit less frequently today, slogans such as “Our Gulf is One.” Likewise, whenever the Gulf region faces a crisis, prominent media headlines routinely ask: “What are Gulf ...