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Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
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GCC-EU: Beyond the oil relationship
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin   THE General Secretariat of the GCC in Riyadh recently hosted a joint meeting with members of the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC). This high-ranking committee includes ambassadors of the EU member states in Brussels and representatives ...
The Riyadh summits: From tensions to strategic partnership
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin The visit of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, and his participation in three summits with Saudi Arabia, GCC member states, and Arab and Muslim countries was an unprecedented historic event. The three summits with representatives ...
In search of a ‘Trump Doctrine’ in the region
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin On April 4, a barbaric, inhuman, heartless chemical attack targeted Khan Shaykhun in rural Idlib Governorate in northwest Syria, claiming dozens of civilian lives including children. In response to the chemical attack, the Trump administration struck Shayrat ...
The Washington-Riyadh counterterrorism relationship
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin On Friday 10 February 2017, CIA Director Mike Pompeo awarded Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, the George Tenet Medal for his distinct intelligence counter-terrorism work, which has made him the subject of ...
Riyadh - Baghdad: Getting relations back on track
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin   The recent visit of Adel Al-Jubeir to Baghdad was the first by a Saudi foreign minister in 14 years. It came after a period of estrangement between the two states and was an attempt to get relations ...
EU’s 60th anniversary summit and the challenges of disintegration
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin   In the mid-1950s, the Netherlands, backed by Belgium and Germany, proposed the establishment of a common market. Initially, France was hesitant to join because of its protectionist policy, but it stuck to the European unity project that ...
White paper on the future of Europe
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin   THE presentation of a white paper on the future of Europe by the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, in the European Parliament on March 1 provoked a heated debate in Brussels. The paper represents a constitutional ...
The foundations of dialogue between Iran and the GCC
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin The Kuwaiti foreign minister’s visit to Tehran on Jan. 25 came as Kuwait was mandated by the recent Gulf summit held in Bahrain to hold the mediation file between the Gulf States and Iran in order to ...
Oman’s participation in the Islamic coalition: What are the benefits?
By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin The announcement by the Sultanate of Oman that it will join the Saudi-led Islamic military counter-terrorism coalition has been widely welcomed in the Gulf, throughout the Arab world and by the wider Muslim community. Oman said in a ...