On October 20, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened their maiden summit in Riyadh, with the world’s attention focused on the gory conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The GCC was founded in 1981 and currently comprises six countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and … Read more
Advertisement Early last month, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met with Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was ostensibly for discussions on the upcoming COP28 Summit, which will be held in the UAE later this year, but the high-level visit comes on … Read more
Advertisement Recent years have seen a significant expansion of ties between Indonesia and the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. While economic and political ties have been widely reported, less attention has been focused on the aid diplomacy carried out by … Read more