Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and the Gulf

Burke Chair reports on Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and the Gulf examine a wide range of topics related to a region of critical importance for strategic, energy, economic, and defense and security issues

These reports assess the major trends in Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries, including the current state of security, stability, and social, economic, and military capabilities. Issues covered in these reports include but are not limited to internal security and stability; strategic net assessments; social, political, and economic reforms; counterterrorism strategy; conventional military transformation; energy developments; relations with neighboring states; strategic partnerships among GCC states; and relations between these states and the United States.

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Looking beyond the Biden Visit to the Middle East and the “Fist Bump”

The United States must look beyond short-term political visits and place a longer-term strategic importance on the MENA region’s oil and gas, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 4, 2022

How Will a Revival of the JCPOA Affect Regional Politics and Iranian Militias?

Iran will first need to address its domestic concerns before it can increase support to its operatives in the region, writes an affiliate of CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Munqith Dagher — March 9, 2022

Book Launch: Armies of Arabia

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Emeritus Chair in Strategy on Friday, November 12 for a conversation on militaries of the Arabian Peninsula.

Event — November 12, 2021

China, Asia, and the Changing Strategic Importance of the Gulf and MENA Region

The U.S. approach to competing with China must go beyond the military dimension and address the competition for global influence in the civil and economic dimensions, including the future of energy, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — October 15, 2021

China and Iran: A Major Chinese Gain in “White Area Warfare” in the Gulf

China and Iran's recent strategic partnership is a major new step for China's "white area warfare" and in its competition with the United States, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 29, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Security Challenges in the Gulf

The United States needs to fundamentally rebuild its security partnerships with its Arab strategic partners to combat the evolving threats in the Middle East, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 27, 2021

The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Replacing “Burden Sharing” with Meaningful Force Planning

The current U.S. posture toward its strategic partners and alliances fixates more on spending quotas than actual force development and modernization, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — January 11, 2021

Ending America’s Grand Strategic Failures

The United States needs to reshape its national security strategy to focus on global competition by supporting both U.S. and partner interests, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — June 22, 2020

Arms Procurement and Corruption in the Gulf Monarchies

The Gulf monarchies are in need of reevaluating the corruption prevalent in their arms procurement following the impacts of the Coronavirus and plummeting oil prices, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Zoltan Barany — May 11, 2020

Indigenous Defense Industries in the Gulf

The development of the defense sector in the Gulf is rapidly changing as Saudi Arabia and the UAE are establishing their own indigenous defense industries, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Zoltan Barany — April 24, 2020