... and the Gulf. The EU has a specific relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), they have been working on a free trade agreement for some 18 years and it is still... ... going to play a much more important role in the European policy in the years ahead. Bahrain is a small island country, but it is also very important strategically. Britain... ... militias.
Also, over the past 6–7 years, Qatar has started to work very closely with Iran, while Saudi Arabia and Iran have hostile relationships. Iran is responsible for...
... financial systems – is not in the interest of either power. In the search for what would be a historical reconciliation in the Gulf, the common terrorist threat posed by ISIL and Al Qaeda could be a critical uniting factor between all parties. GCC and Iran both have ambitious plans for economic development, and the best way to realize those plans will be to contribute to forging a favorable external environment.
A GCC Perspective
Omar Mahmood
, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and
Energy Studies (Derasat)
In light of the Middle East’s dire situation at present, there are stark differences in the political prisms through ...
... regarding the internal affairs of the GCC. Soon after signing the nuclear deal, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech that Iran “will never stop supporting our friends in the region and the people of Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain and Lebanon”
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In the meantime, the GCC states are countering the Houthi (an Iran backed proxy) insurgency in Yemen in an effort to restore the country’s legitimate president. It was no surprise that the Saudi led coalition in Yemen escalated its efforts right after the announcement of the nuclear deal, resulting in the ...
