Gulf Cooperation Council
Alumni Publication: "After the Saudi-Iranian agreement" by Eman Ragab
On 28 March 2023, Ahram Online published NESA Center alumna Eman Ragab's article titled "After the Saudi-Iranian agreement." "The recent Saudi-Iranian agreement normalising relations between the two countries will bolster Saudi Arabia’s regional role and could lead to other...
CSAG Strategy Paper: “The Hardest 'Soft' Approach on the Yemeni Crisis: An Opportunity to Retake the Initiative in the Middle East”
Overview: Armed conflicts, across human history, brought unquantifiable loss of fortune, lives, and cultural diversity, effectively stalling, nullifying, or even reversing civilization progress, in countless occasions. This paper aims to clear the “fog of war” that is covering Yemen and the...
Faculty Publication: "Saudi Arabia plans to encourage the localization of American weapons and the manufacture of advanced weapons on its soil" by Professor Gawdat Bahgat
On 27 September 2023, Araa Magazine published NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat's latest Op-Ed (in Arabic) for its October issue. The article, titled "Saudi Arabia plans to encourage the localization of American weapons and the manufacture of advanced weapons on its soil," focuses ...
Faculty Publication: "Indo-Pacific reluctance and the gulf: an examination of maritime domain awareness as an influence shaping regional maritime security efforts" by Jeffrey Payne
On 08 November 2023, the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region published NESA Center Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's paper "Indo-Pacific reluctance and the gulf: an examination of maritime domain awareness as an influence shaping regional maritime security efforts" in its ...
Faculty Publication: "'Positive Neutralism': Security Politics of Vision 2040 in Oman" by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat
NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat authored a chapter in the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) report, The Security Side of Gulf Visions: Adapting Defence to the Connectivity Age, published 25 March 2024. Introduction: In the Gulf Cooperation Council...
Faculty Publication: "The GCC States Must Turn Down the Temperature in the Middle East" by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat
On 9 December 2024, Gulf International Forum published NESA Center Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat's latest article, "The GCC States Must Turn Down the Temperature in the Middle East." "The GCC’s strategic diplomacy can reshape Middle East dynamics, balancing regional power and...
CSAG Information Paper: Key Takeaways from the 16th BRICS Summit
Subject: "Key Takeaways from the 16th BRICS Summit" Purpose: The paper presents updates, major discussions, and outcome of 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia. Read the full paper here. Read other USCENTCOM Combined Strategic Analysis Group (CSAG) Information Papers....