From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
The Arab Spring

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Qatar and dispute mediations: a critical investigation

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Nuruzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Institutional Structure ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Arab League ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Critical Investigation

This paper investigates the role played by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in mediating disputes since its creation in 1981 to 2011, the year of the outbreak of the ‘Arab Spring’. It analyzes the contributions of the GCC as a conflict mediator by cross-checking this sub-regional group's institutional structure and policy approach, and presents two major findings. Firstly, the GCC was hardly designed as a conflict mediator, given that the Gulf Arab states created it as a vehicle to respond to intra-Gulf and external security threats and challenges. Secondly, in order to promote its foreign policy independence and boost its regional and global diplomatic profile to ensure its security and survival in the dangerous environment of the Gulf region, it is Qatar that has extensively attempted to mediate conflicts in Lebanon, Yemen and Sudan, with varying degrees of success, under the banners of the GCC and the Arab League. Finally, the paper presents a series of policy recommendations, based on critical insights from Qatari mediation experiences, to enable the GCC to be a proactive dispute mediator.

The effect of Omani-Iranian relations on the security of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries after the Arab Spring

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Al-Bolushi
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Gcc Countries ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The Arab Spring

This research paper focuses on Gulf–Iran relations within the framework of the bilateral relationship between Oman and Iran. This relationship is unique as well as distinct from Oman’s relations with the other nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and has a direct influence on Gulf regional security. Oman’s relationship with Iran has grown stronger and firmer after the events of the Arab Spring. This comes at a time when the Gulf countries are suffering worsening internal security, political and economic conditions and disagree amongst themselves about how to deal with Iran. Hence, the Omani-Iranian rapprochement is intensifying the security anxieties of the GCC countries. This paper examines the conceptual frameworks for security and cooperation within the GCC. Oman’s view on security and cooperation is seen in its foreign policy which adheres to non-intervention and neutrality in foreign affairs. Omani-Iranian relations are analyzed in how they affect Gulf integration and the role played by Oman in the Iranian nuclear deal. The paper concludes by discussing Oman’s position on the current conflict in Yemen and its effect on Gulf security as well as Oman’s role in mediation between the parties in the conflict.

Jordan: Between the Arab Spring and the Gulf Cooperation Council

Orbis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Helfont ◽  
Tally Helfont
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
The Arab Spring

scholarly journals Exploring the interplay between Framing and Securitization theory: the case of the Arab Spring protests in Bahrain

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vânia Carvalho Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Military Intervention ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Theoretical Integration ◽  
Securitization Theory ◽  
The Arab Spring

This article advances the theoretical integration between securitization theory and the framing approach, resulting in a set of criteria hereby called security framing. It seeks to make a twofold contribution: to sharpen the study of the ideational elements that underlie the construction of threats, and to advance towards a greater assessment of the audience's preferences. The case study under examination is the 2011 military intervention of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain. The security framing of this case will help illuminate the dynamics at play in one of the most important recent events in Gulf politics.

scholarly journals The Problems of Arab Solidarity and the Impact of Arab Spring on It: Study on the Model of the GCC Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Salem Toubasi ◽  
Ahmad Alzubaidi ◽  
Mushir Abahra
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Perspective

The author presents a brief study of the Arab solidarity. Furthermore, From the point of view of the author the Arab cooperation is one of the most controversial topics in the Arab world, whereas this idea extends to the first history of the Arab countries, we can also mention the creation of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and then the Maghreb Union of Arab Countries. In this article, the topic of Arab solidarity will be presented, through the views of many thinkers, and based on many analytical researches of Arab public opinion, the view of Arab solidarity and analysis of many ideas put forward for this project. There are new positive ideas possibly can be implemented to achieve the Arab solidarity, which is still a very important project for a wide sector of Arabs, this analytical study will present the case of the Gulf Cooperation Council states as example of positive implementation of Arab solidarity. This article includes the results of Arab public opinion and shed the light on the Arab spring which affected many international and local events. The author asks if Arab solidarity will a real case in the future. This study will investigate these issues and provide the readers with a modern perspective on this topic, furthermore this research approaches this subject from three different areas of discussion: the realism approach, the functionalism approach, and the idealism approach.

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