Arab Gulf States Institute

The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale returned a third time with intergenerational dialogues that created a timeline of change, adaptation, and reflection in Saudi Arabia. – Nada Ammagui

Conversations Across Time: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026 - AGSI The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale returned a third time with intergenerational dialogues that created a timeline of change, adaptation, and reflection in Saudi Arabia.

On June 4, AGSI will host a discussion with Mohammed Baharoon, Vice Admiral John W. Miller, David Roberts, and Hussein Ibish, on the implications of a potential U.S.-Iranian agreement for Gulf security.

Will a U.S.-Iran Deal Bring a New Order for the Gulf? - AGSI On June 4, AGSI will host a discussion on the implications of a potential U.S.-Iranian agreement for Gulf security.

Despite billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and economic loss, Gulf sovereign wealth funds are still investing in clean energy projects as a pathway to resilience. – Christopher Gooding

Sovereign Wealth in Wartime - AGSI Despite billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and economic loss, Gulf sovereign wealth funds are still investing in clean energy projects as a pathway to resilience.

Video – Toxic Spillover: Conflict and Environmental Risk in the Gulf with Mohammed Mahmoud, Nazanine Moshiri, Aisha Al-Sarihi, and Raymond E. Karam.

Toxic Spillover: Conflict and Environmental Risk in the Gulf - AGSI On May 20, AGSI hosted a discussion on the environmental impacts of the Iran conflict.

The announcement of a new defense-focused free zone in Abu Dhabi emerges at a moment of acute national security concern but relies on an established economic development playbook. – Robert Mogielnicki

The Geoeconomics of the UAE’s New Free Zone for Defense - AGSI The announcement of a new defense-focused free zone in Abu Dhabi emerges at a moment of acute national security concern but relies on an established economic development playbook.

A Gulf-Yemen energy corridor could reshape the Arabian Peninsula. But it cannot happen without a durable political settlement involving the Houthis and other Yemeni factions. – Mohammed al-Basha

Can Yemen Help Bypass the Strait of Hormuz? - AGSI A Gulf-Yemen energy corridor could reshape the Arabian Peninsula. But it cannot happen without a durable political settlement involving the Houthis and other Yemeni factions.

The UAE’s move to leave OPEC underscores Abu Dhabi’s effort to widen its room for maneuver beyond Saudi-led frameworks, but the Iran war gives this decision a new meaning. – Loubna Madani

Beyond Oil: The UAE’s OPEC Exit - AGSI The UAE’s move to leave OPEC underscores Abu Dhabi’s effort to widen its room for maneuver beyond Saudi-led frameworks, but the Iran war gives this decision a new meaning.

Syria hopes to use the Iran war to deepen its connection to its Gulf Arab partners. Can it compete for inclusion within the regional security order and emerging trade corridors? – Kristin Smith Diwan

Syria Escapes Iran War, Can It Benefit From It? - AGSI Syria hopes to use the Iran war to deepen its connection to its Gulf Arab partners. Can it compete for inclusion within the regional security order and emerging trade corridors?

Gulf capitals are facing immediate policy choices around how to restore order in a regional setting that is greatly changed – for the worse – as a result of the Iran war. – Kristian Ulrichsen

Gulf States Adjust to a New Normal - AGSI Gulf capitals are facing immediate policy choices around how to restore order in a regional setting that is greatly changed – for the worse – as a result of the Iran war.