About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of recent Iranian strikes on the Gulf States and the future of the region's security and economy.

For years, the Gulf States sold the world on stability, investment, and distance from the Middle East's wars. Two weeks of Iranian strikes have shattered that narrative, targeting population centers, energy infrastructure, and military installations across the Arabian Peninsula. On March 12, Wikistrat invited Gulf and Middle East geopolitics expert Dr. Neil Quilliam to examine how the GCC is absorbing the shock and what the post conflict landscape means for the region's security, economy, and diplomatic future

People in this episode

Host: Wikistrat

Guest: Dr. Neil Quilliam

Topics covered

• Gulf geopolitics
• Iran conflict
• Middle East security
• economic impact
• diplomatic relations

Keywords

• Iran
• Gulf States
• geopolitics
• security
• economy
• diplomacy
• GCC
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Gulf States, Arabian Peninsula, GCC

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