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Gulf Economies Need a Transformed Role for the State

10 February 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Covid-19, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The GCC may be dealing with the pandemic but COVID-19 hasn’t altered the economic challenges facing the Gulf, rather it has reaffirmed them.

Libya: time for Europe to step up to the plate

29 January 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsLibya, Qatar, Russia, Turkey, UAE

Arab Digest · Libya: Time for Europe to step up

How will a change in China’s economic direction affect the Gulf?

26 January 202126 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

A shift in China’s global economic approach hasn’t affected the Gulf states for now but there is no guarantee the status quo will stay in place.

JCPOA 2.0: a pinch of hope and a dose of reality

20 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

With a Biden administration in place, the Gulf is daring to hope that a new deal will curb Iran’s nuclear weapons appetite for good. But that’s ignoring Israel’s fears.

Mudhawi’s List and the fight for women’s rights

8 January 20218 January 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsBahrain, GCC, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, women's rights

Arab Digest · Mudhawi's List and the fight for women's rights

A sudden end to a long dispute

7 January 20218 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

With the Gulf feud now consigned to history, there are signs that the art of diplomacy, much battered by Trump and his regional allies, is set to return to the Middle East.

An end in sight?

5 January 20215 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bitter Gulf feud with a lengthy history of mutual recrimination may be headed toward a settlement but entrenched positions and obstinate players stand in the way.