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Articles of the author Ibrahim Al Othaimin
GCC-EU: Beyond the oil relationship
THE General Secretariat of the GCC in Riyadh recently hosted a joint meeting with members of the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC). This high-ranking committee includes ambassadors of the EU member states in Brussels and representatives of (...)

22 - 06 - 2017
The Riyadh summits: From tensions to strategic partnership
The visit of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, and his participation in three summits with Saudi Arabia, GCC member states, and Arab and Muslim countries was an unprecedented historic event. The three summits with representatives of over 50 (...)

01 - 06 - 2017
In search of a ‘Trump Doctrine' in the region
On April 4, a barbaric, inhuman, heartless chemical attack targeted Khan Shaykhun in rural Idlib Governorate in northwest Syria, claiming dozens of civilian lives including children. In response to the chemical attack, the Trump administration (...)

18 - 05 - 2017
The Washington-Riyadh counterterrorism relationship
On Friday 10 February 2017, CIA Director Mike Pompeo awarded Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, the George Tenet Medal for his distinct intelligence counter-terrorism work, which has made him the subject of (...)

05 - 05 - 2017
Riyadh - Baghdad: Getting relations back on track
The recent visit of Adel Al-Jubeir to Baghdad was the first by a Saudi foreign minister in 14 years. It came after a period of estrangement between the two states and was an attempt to get relations back on track. After the 25-year closure of its (...)

20 - 04 - 2017
EU's 60th anniversary summit and the challenges of disintegration
In the mid-1950s, the Netherlands, backed by Belgium and Germany, proposed the establishment of a common market. Initially, France was hesitant to join because of its protectionist policy, but it stuck to the European unity project that revolved (...)

06 - 04 - 2017
White paper on the future of Europe
THE presentation of a white paper on the future of Europe by the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, in the European Parliament on March 1 provoked a heated debate in Brussels. The paper represents a constitutional reform (...)

23 - 03 - 2017
The Gulf states and anarchy in the Middle East
Former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger made an interesting remark in World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History. The book addresses the conflict of survival among nations. He (...)

09 - 03 - 2017
The foundations of dialogue between Iran and the GCC
The Kuwaiti foreign minister's visit to Tehran on Jan. 25 came as Kuwait was mandated by the recent Gulf summit held in Bahrain to hold the mediation file between the Gulf States and Iran in order to open up a channel for dialogue. However, there (...)

23 - 02 - 2017
The future of Saudi-Lebanese relations
The first visit of Michel Aoun, the President of Lebanon, to Saudi Arabia came in an attempt to restore normalcy between the two states after a period of deadlock. This visit had two main sets of objectives Political objectives: In spite of (...)

09 - 02 - 2017
Oman's participation in the Islamic coalition: What are the benefits?
The announcement by the Sultanate of Oman that it will join the Saudi-led Islamic military counter-terrorism coalition has been widely welcomed in the Gulf, throughout the Arab world and by the wider Muslim community. Oman said in a statement that (...)

26 - 01 - 2017
Gulf security in 2017: Critical threats
In a friendly conversation with an old man reading The Middle East newspaper at a coffee shop in Riyadh, a question was raised regarding the future of the region as we welcome the new year. As the question is too broad to be answered in detail, it (...)

12 - 01 - 2017
Aleppo: A journey of blood, silence and tears
The Guardian describes the overtaking of many districts of Aleppo by the forces of the Syrian regime as having resulted in "one giant graveyard". The heavy shelling with missiles and the systematic killing have left this ancient city soaked in blood (...)

29 - 12 - 2016
Crown Prince: A firm stand and a tough response will diminish terrorism
Chairing the 35th Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) Interior Ministers' regular meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday November 29, Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, delivered a speech laying the foundation for the future (...)

15 - 12 - 2016
The Trump phenomenon: Objectivity as a key to understanding
Many of the observers of the US elections were shocked as Donald J. Trump was announced the president-elect of the United States of America. The news was marked by protests that swept across the United States condemning his victory. There was every (...)

01 - 12 - 2016
The need for a strong Saudi-Gulf lobby in America
Nearly two decades ago, in "They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel›s Lobby", former US senator Paul Findley addressed Israel's lobby in the US, known as the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and its (...)

17 - 11 - 2016
Gulf States: Terror economies and combating the financing of terrorism
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington published a report titled "Combating Terrorist Financing in the Gulf: Significant Progress but Risks Remain", by Celina B. Realuyo, Non-Resident Fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and (...)

03 - 11 - 2016
JASTA: Seeds of anarchy in international relations
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) is a law passed by the US Congress, which allows civil lawsuits to be heard in US courts by families of victims of the 9/11 attacks against countries involved in those attacks on US territories. The (...)

20 - 10 - 2016
Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in 9/11
There was a time when Bob Graham, former senator from Florida, would periodically refer to the missing 28 pages of the US 9/11 Commission Report as a means of threatening Saudi Arabia for its alleged link to the attacks. Finally, 15 years after the (...)

06 - 10 - 2016
Gulf countries united against terrorism
The coordination of security by the GCC member states dates back to the formation of the Council. It was in response to the security challenges and issues which faced the region during the 1970s and early 1980s. Events, including the success of the (...)

22 - 09 - 2016
Deconstruction of discourse on terrorism
Saudi Arabia has suffered a string of deadly shootings and bomb attacks in recent months, many of which the Daesh (so-called IS) terrorist organization have claimed responsibility for. In July, suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi (...)

08 - 09 - 2016
Why is Daesh targeting the Gulf states?
On Tuesday August 16, Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) targeted the Qatif police station in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia killing a police guard. This attack is a continuation of Daesh's operations in the Gulf where they have become (...)

25 - 08 - 2016
Iranian regime on verge of collapse
In his speech at the Iranian opposition conference, held in Paris on July 9, 2016, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and former intelligence chief and diplomat, chronicled the legacy of (...)

11 - 08 - 2016
Why is Iran banning its citizens from performing Haj?
On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Iran announced the suspension of its participation in the annual Haj. In justification of this decision, Iran said that Saudi Arabia was refusing to meet the conditions of Iranian pilgrims. According to the Saudi Press (...)

28 - 07 - 2016
Iran: Questions of legitimacy
This year's annual meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Le Bourget, near Paris, was particularly important due to the emergence of the radical regime of Iran as the biggest threat to security and stability in the Middle East, (...)

14 - 07 - 2016
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