Strategic Competition and Regional Agency in the Gulf
As the global order shifts and rivalries intensify, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have become a key arena where great-power dynamics intersect with a growing desire for regional agency and multi-alignment. Held in Doha, Qatar, this roundtable convenes experts and policy-makers from the US, Europe, and Qatar to examine how Washington and Brussels, alongside Beijing, Moscow, and others, are recalibrating positions on Gulf security and engagement. It will also assess the instruments and strategies employed by Qatar and other Gulf States to project power beyond their borders and protect their own sovereignty, along with their ambitions to shape regional dynamics and the constraints revealed by recent shocks.
