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Foreign Policies of the Gulf Cooperation Council

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Bahrain
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GCC
global economy
global politics
Gulf foreign policy
Gulf Politics
Gulf Security
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
regional powers
Saudi Arabia
UAE
United Arab Emirates

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  • ISBN 9780755657049
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Oct 2026
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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What are the key drivers of GCC foreign policies in the twenty-first century? Previous studies have traced the foreign policies of individual Gulf states - specifically Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. This is the first volume to cover all six states and to take account of both regional and global challenges that shape how foreign policies are made. These include major changes and events such as the Arab Spring, the GCC Crisis, US-China rivalry and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The different country experts explain here how the states differ from each other in their foreign policies and how each state interacts with primary regional powers, such as Israel and Turkey, and global powers, such as the United States, China and the European Union. The book also benefits from a multidisciplinary perspective, comprising the leading scholars in economics, international relations, political science, conflict resolution and security studies. A comprehensive account, this is the go-to resource for professors, policymakers and students wanting to understand the drivers of GCC foreign policies.
About

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a fellow for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, US. His books include Qatar and the Gulf Crisis (2020), The Gulf States in International Political Economy (2015) and Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era (2011).

Adel Abdel Ghafar is a fellow and Director of the Foreign Policy and Security program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Qatar. Abdel Ghafar’s books include The Gulf Cooperation Council at Forty (2022), The European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (2021) and The Middle East: Revolution or Reform? (2014) among others.

Courtney Freer is Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Emory University, US. Her books include The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait: Rentierism, Ideology, and Mobilization (2023), Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE (with Alanoud Alsharekh, 2021) and Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies (2018).