NATO’s 2023 summit in Vilnius was dominated by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The summit in Washington, D.C., in July 2024 will be influenced by an additional major conflict in NATO’s neighbourhood: the war in Gaza and the related heightened tensions in the Middle East. These have also...

PART I. GLOBALISATION AND THE GULF --. - The Gulf and the global economy --. - Small states in world politics --. - State capitalism and strategic niches --. - Gulf perspectives on the global rebalancing --. - PART II. CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT --. - The internationalisation of Gulf...

Early encounters and rivalry to reach out to the region -- The oil boom-induced construction bonanza and export markets -- Coping with crisis : the South's loss is the North's gain -- Business as usual in the era of transition and uncertainty -- The pinnacle of gains in the midst of rising new...