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Gulf Union
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- 33rd GCC Supreme Council Press Conference – SUSRIS Special Report – Dec 25, 2012
- 33rd GCC Supreme Council, the Sakhir Summit, Concludes – SUSRIS Special Report – Dec 25, 2012
- Gulf Political Union – Gause Talks with “Iran Primer” – SUSRISblog – May 2, 2012
- Toward a Union Formula – Prince Saud al-Faisal – SUSRIS – Apr 30, 2012
- 32nd GCC Summit Final Statement and Riyadh Declaration – SUSRIS – Dec 21, 2011
- GCC Summit Issues Final Communique – WAM – Dec 21, 2011
- Gulf States Seek Stability Not Status Quo – Koch – SUSRIS – Dec 4, 2011
- Where do the Saudis Stand? – Patrick Ryan – SUSRIS – Aug 12, 2011
- Emerging Market Focus – GCC Building Blocs – SUSRIS – May 28, 2011
- US-GCC: Despite Political Differences, Strategic Ties Are Strong for Now – SUSRIS – May 17, 2011
- Understanding Saudi Stability and Instability – Cordesman – SUSRIS – Mar 1, 2011
- King Abdullah Demands End to Syrian “Killing Machine” – Olivia Jones – SUSRISblog – Aug 8, 2011
- A Conversation with Dr. Theodore Karasik of INEGMA on the “Arab Spring” – SUSRIS Exclusive – Aug 1, 2011
- Perspective of a Shura Council Member: The Arab Spring – Al-Kurdi – SUSRIS Exclusive – Apr 25, 2011
Timeline
- Dec 24-25, 2012 – GCC Supreme Council in Bahrain. Union issue held over for May in Riyadh. [Link]
- Aug 5, 2012 – GCC Sec.Gen. Al-Zayani, “The study to form the Gulf Union, which has been completed by the GCC panel entrusted with the task to examine the plan for Gulf Union, will be reviewed by the alliance foreign ministers soon.” Bahraini officials have repeatedly said that they were optimistic about the announcement of the union, at least on its first track, before or at the rotating GCC summit to be held in Manama in December. [Link]
- Feb 21, 2012 – Study panel meets to discuss a Gulf Union [Link]
- Dec 19-20 32nd GCC Summit – Riyadh Declaration announces “Adoption of the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to move beyond the stage of cooperation to the stage of union so that the GCC countries form a single entity to achieve good and repel evil in response to the aspirations of the citizens of GCC countries and the challenges they face.” [Link]
- Sep 2011 – Ministers from Jordan and Morocco attend GCC meeting that puts forward a five-year economic plan for those countries. [Link]
- May 10, 2011 – GCC Summit in Riyadh – GCC is considering requests from Morocco and Jordan to join the organization. [Link]
- Apr 1, 2011 – Abdulatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani of Bahrain becomes 5th GCC Secretary General
- Nov 11, 1981 – A unified economic agreement is signed among the GCC states in Abu Dhabi.
- May 25, 1981 – The Gulf Cooperation Council is founded consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
In the Media
- Ministers set to discuss proposed Gulf Union – Arab News – Aug 5, 2012
- Oman’s foreign minister says there is no Gulf union – GulfNews.com – Jun 6, 2012
- Should Gulf Cooperation Council push for economic unity – BBC – May 26, 2012 (Video)
- Thousands Protest in Bahrain Against Gulf Union Plan – FP – May 19, 2012
- Analysis: Saudi Gulf Union Plan Stumbles as Wary Leaders Seek Detail – Reuters – May 17, 2012
- Persian Gulf Rulers Close Ranks in the Land Arab Spring Forgot – Globe and Mail – May 17, 2012
- GCC Union Needs Political Will – GulfNews – May 16, 2012
- Gulf Disunion – Foreign Policy – May 2, 2012
- Gulf Considers Political Union to Handle Iran and Arab Spring – Greg Gause Interview – The Iran Primer – May 1, 2012
- Youth meet suggests a strong GCC union – Arab News – Apr 30, 2012
- Time for GCC to Think Big – Abdullah Al Shayji – GulfNews – Apr 30, 2012
- Kingdom calls for GCC to be fully integrated – Arab News – Apr 29, 2012
- Wary of Iran, Saudis seek progress on Gulf union – Reuters – Apr 29, 2012
- Senior Saudi official urges Gulf unity to confront Iran, Arab Spring uprisings – WashPost – Apr 28, 2012
- ‘GCC needs missile plan to counter Iran threat’ – The National – Apr 12, 2012
- Gulf Union Talks Set for Next Month – GulfNews – Apr 10, 2012
- The Price of Union – The Gulf and the Global Economy – The Majalla – Apr 5, 2012
- GCC union: Putting right step forward – Special Report – GulfNews.com – Mar 11, 2012
- We’ll overcome obstacles facing joint action: Saud – Saudi Gazette – Mar 8, 2012
- In Theory: Time to Shed Scepticism Over GCC Union – Mohammad Al Asoomi – GulfNews.com – Mar 8, 2012
- Sovereignty a non-issue in planned GCC union – GulfNews.com – Mar 6, 2012
- Saudi flexes Gulf grip with Bahrain ‘union’ plans – AP – Mar 5, 2012
- Gulf union won’t affect any state’s sovereignty – Arab News – Mar 5, 2012
- EU is still a model despite economic crisis – Arab News – Mar 5, 2012
- GCC panel meets to study Gulf Union plan – Arab News – Feb 22, 2012
- Kuwait parliament speaker says GCC union unlikely – Al Arabiya – Feb 21, 2012
- The Riyadh Declaration: Seeking a Union in the Shadow of the Arab Uprisings – alakhbar – Dec 23, 2011
- Heads of GCC Assemblies to meet in Jeddah – Arab News – Dec 7, 2011
- Saudi Arabia’s Counter Revolution – Marc Lynch – FP – Aug 10, 2011
- Arab Uprisings: The Saudi Counter-Revolution – Pomeps Briefings 5 – Aug 9, 2011
- Is Saudi Arabia really counter-revolutionary? – F. Gregory Gause, III – Middle East Channel – FP – Aug 9, 2011
- GCC leaders hold their 13th Consultative Meeting – SaudiEmbassy.net – May 11, 2011
- Gulf bloc to consider Jordan, Morocco membership – Reuters – May 10, 2011
- Jordan, Morocco to get GCC aid – AlBawaba – Sep 13, 2011
- Morocco and Jordan ask to Join GCC – The National – May 11, 2011
- Saudi counter-revolution cools Arab Spring – Aljazeera – Apr 24, 2011
- The Arab Spring and the Saudi Counter-Revolution – The Race for Iran – Apr 16, 2011
- The Saudi Counter-Revolution – Alistair Crooke – Huffington Post – Mar 31, 2011
Source: "Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom in a Post 'Arab Spring' Environment" Brief
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