joint declaration of intent with the Sultanate of Oman to this end, its efforts focus primarily on Oman's larger neighbours …. However, it would be a mistake to overlook Oman's potential role within German and European energy policy, geostrategy, and … climate diplomacy. Oman's ambitious hydrogen plans can provide Germany and the EU with affordable clean energy; and enhanced …

autoregressive distributed lag models simultaneously and find the heterogeneous response of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and United Arab … impact in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait while the positive impact in case of United Arab Emirates trade balance. The oil price … marginal effect evaluated at the minimum level of the real effective exchange rate is positive in Kuwait and negative in Saudi …

Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic …. These improvements occurred in somewhat different settings, with Oman developing in a more authoritarian environment …, whereas Bahrain enjoyed greater democracy but somewhat less stability. While both countries have relied on oil revenues to …

Qatar's domestic and foreign policy since the 1990s has developed along three main lines: The emirate has expanded its …, Qatar went on the offensive, marking a change in its regional policy. At the time, it aimed at nothing less than revising …, yet it still wants to be recognised as a regional power. Qatar tries to defuse regional conflicts by positioning itself as …