Economic Reform and Political Risk in the GCC
The Middle East Policy Council's 85th Capitol Hill Conference has concluded. The full video and unedited transcript are available below. A policy brief derived from this event can be read here. The panel, held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, addressed the recently announced Saudi 2030 Vision and the National Transformation Plan as well as similar vision statements and plans of the UAE and other GCC states.
Review Essay: Oman Today
Richard Schmierer Interviewed on Guantanamo-Oman Prisoner Transfer
Richard Schmierer, Chairman of the Board of the Middle East Policy Council and former U.S. Ambassador to Oman, was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald on the recent transfer of 10 Yemeni prisoners to Oman from the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison. Amb.
The Sultanate of Oman and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran and the Iran Deal
In the days since the successful conclusion of the negotiations between the P-5+1 and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue much of the commentary on (and criticism of) the deal has focused on Iran and the nature of the Iranian regime – its behavior, its intentions, its trustworthiness (or lack there