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Archives: GCC
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How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump
By Nader Habibi | (Conversation) | - - The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other countries to isolate fellow member Qatar came…![Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/why-saudi-extremism-instability-187x137.jpg)
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing Middle East is turning even more unstable. Not to mention that…![Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-reasons-why-qatar-will-survi-187x137.jpg)
Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - The Saudi – Qatar diplomatic rift is intensifying, showing no sign of immediate solution. Since June 5, the day Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…![Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-v-qatar-will-turkish-inter-187x137.jpg)
Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?
By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | - - SINGAPORE (IPS) - Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to…![Turkey OKs draft Bill to send Troops to bolster Qatar re: Saudis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/turkey-oks-draft-bill-to-send-tr-187x137.jpg)
Turkey OKs draft Bill to send Troops to bolster Qatar re: Saudis
TeleSur | - - Turkey and Qatar also both supported Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated projects throughout the Arab Spring, drawing strong Saudi ire. Turkey has waded into the geopolitical storm engulfing Gulf Arab states…![Qatar in the Cross-Hairs – How Bad can it Get?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/qatar-in-the-cross-hairs-how-bad-187x137.jpg)
Qatar in the Cross-Hairs – How Bad can it Get?
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - The extraordinary propaganda offensive against Qatar which has been raging in sections of the Arab media for the last couple of weeks shifted…![Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/oil-rich-arab-states-quietly-joi-187x137.jpg)
Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf Arab allies are happy to see Obama leave office as President Donald Trump would be “very, very tough” on Iran. While the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/148249248012938-2-1-187x137.gif)
With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Thursday, the Syrian government announced that the last of those who wanted to be evacuated from the East Aleppo pocket had been…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/klarepbk2012-180x137.jpeg)
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Sunday, April 17th was the designated moment. The world’s leading oil producers were expected to bring fresh discipline to the chaotic petroleum…![Yemen: Coalition Drops Cluster Bombs in Capital: Indiscriminate Weapon Used in Residential Areas](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/yemen-coalition-drops-cluster-bo-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Coalition Drops Cluster Bombs in Capital: Indiscriminate Weapon Used in Residential Areas
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces airdropped cluster bombs on residential neighborhoods in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, early on January 6, 2016. It is not yet clear…![Kurdish Fighters cut Road between ISIL centers of Raqqa and Mosul](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/kurdish-fighters-cut-road-betwee-187x137.jpg)
Kurdish Fighters cut Road between ISIL centers of Raqqa and Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al-Arabiya reports that the Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan has announced that their paramilitary, the Peshmerga have taken 150 square kilometers of the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/CNhwP2bUsAATTDj-187x137.jpg)
Why Don’t Rich Arab Gulf States Welcome Syrian Refugees?
By Charles Recknagel | (RFE/ RL ) | - - It's hard not to notice how almost all Syrian refugees flee westward rather than seek a safe haven in the rich Arab…![Yemen: Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/yemen-saudi-coalition-guilty-of-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW
Human Rights Watch | - - (Sanaa) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that killed at least 65 civilians, including 10 children, and wounded dozens in the Yemeni port city of Mokha on July…![After Vienna, Arabs, Israel seek massive conventional Arms Deals: US ready to Sell](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/after-vienna-arabs-israel-seek-m-187x137.jpg)
After Vienna, Arabs, Israel seek massive conventional Arms Deals: US ready to Sell
By Thalif Deen | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The nuclear agreement concluded last week between Iran and six big powers, the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, is…![Why the Arab Gulf Oil Monarchies should Welcome Iran Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/why-the-arab-gulf-oil-monarchies-187x137.jpg)
Why the Arab Gulf Oil Monarchies should Welcome Iran Deal
By Miriam R Lowi | (Via al-Araby al-Jadeed ) | - - Gulf states, long-time rivals of Tehran, should seize the opportunities for regional peace and security offered by the historic deal,…![Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/are-arab-oil-monarchies-divided-187x137.jpg)
Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In recent years it has faced…![Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes kill 58, including dozens of Women and Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/yemen-saudi-airstrikes-kill-58-i-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes kill 58, including dozens of Women and Children
RT | (Video report) -- "Saudi-led coalition warplanes are continuing to pound Houthi targets in Yemen despite the rebels agreeing to UN-backed peace talks. The strikes have killed 58 people across the…![Yemen conflict fans food insecurity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/yemen-conflict-fans-food-insecur-187x137.jpg)
Yemen conflict fans food insecurity
By Peter Salisbury and Louise Redvers | (IRIN) - AMMAN / DUBAI (IRIN) - The conflict in Yemen is worsening the country's food insecurity, according to a new report, which predicts that…![Richest Countries Bomb among World’s Poorest: Yemen already a Forgotten War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701035410im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/richest-countries-bomb-among-wor-187x137.jpg)