The Arab League, Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Arab Spring

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.

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From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring

Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring ◽

10.1057/9781137031792.0009 ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

Arab Spring ◽

Gulf Cooperation Council ◽

The Arab Spring

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

Contemporary Arab Affairs ◽

10.1080/17550912.2016.1199461 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 383-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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The attitude of the Arab League from the Arab Spring Revolutions in North Africa.

ALUSTATH JOURNAL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ◽

10.36473/ujhss.v225i2.139 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 225 (2) ◽

pp. 79-91

Author(s):

Instructor Faisal Shallal Al-Mehdawi

Keyword(s):

North Africa ◽

Arab Spring ◽

Arab Region ◽

The Third ◽

Arab League ◽

The Arab Spring ◽

The Revolution

Arab League position form a milestone of the revolution in the Arab region, especially in North Africa, was unsatisfying, blurred and hesitant in its direction to what is called variables (revolutions of the Arab Spring). The paper is divided to four axes and the conclusions presented. the first axis deals with the Arab League's position on the revolution in Tunisia, e second axis is on the position of the Arab League in the revolution in Egypt occur, and the third axis is the Arab League's position on the revolution in Libya, finally, an analytical vision on the Arab League's position on the Arab revolution in North Africa is elaborated.

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