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Gulf State Analytics (GSA) is a Washington, DC-based geopolitical risk consulting firm which assesses risks and opportunities among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states for lenders, traders, investors, policymakers, and other parties. In today’s volatile environment, stakeholders demand current, objective, and independent assessments of the GCC’s complex state of affairs. Our team of renowned economists, political scientists, former diplomats, and regional experts distinguish between fact and fiction to provide timely insights into current events in the GCC.

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Analysis

Potential for a lasting Saudi-Iranian rapprochement in a changing Middle East

by Aimen Jamil | November 27, 2023 | Analysis | 0 Comments

In recent years Qatar has emerged as a go-to mediator in regional and global conflicts and in post-disaster humanitarian relief, elevating Doha as a major geopolotical player, especially in the Middle East and North Africa.

Qatar’s emerging role in Gaza and MENA humanitarian crises and conflicts

by Dr. William A. Lawrence | October 12, 2023 | Analysis | 0 Comments

In recent years Qatar has emerged as a go-to mediator in regional and global conflicts and in post-disaster humanitarian relief, elevating Doha as a major geopolotical player, especially in the Middle East and North Africa.

The new GCC: Convergence and strategic competition

by Dr. William A. Lawrence | August 23, 2023 | Analysis | 0 Comments

The GCC’s geopolitical confrontations with Iran have masked a longer term, oft-overlooked trend of the bloc quietly cooperating with Tehran on a range of activities.