Kuwait hosts Gulf Cooperation Council summit

Kuwait hosts Gulf Cooperation Council summit

Despite Qatar crisis, Kuwait hosts GCC summit December 4  Kuwait hosts GCC summit Six months after the Qatar crisis erupted, GCC members convened for their annual summit in Kuwait City. Only two heads of state – from Kuwait and Qatar – attended; the others...
EU adds Bahrain to new tax haven blacklist

EU adds Bahrain to new tax haven blacklist

Jerusalem crisis raises sensitive political dilemma for Bahrain’s leadership December 5 European Union adds Bahrain to new tax haven blacklist The EU has added Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, to a new blacklist consisting of 17 jurisdictions deemed by Brussels...
Social effects of the Qatar crisis

Social effects of the Qatar crisis

By Dr. Courtney Freer October 10, 2017   While the political dimensions of the four-month-old Qatar crisis have been analyzed at length – and largely echo those of the Council’s 2014 rift – there has been less scrutiny of the row’s social impact. The...