Even before the rise of the Islamic State, the Gulf Cooperation Council faced challenges, both internal and external. Unlike anything it had confronted in its 33-year history, those challenges – political, economic, security, social and environmental – erode the unity and effectiveness of the GCC. Now, a new and more ominous challenge confronts the GCC. […]
The Islamic State’s Challenge to the GCC
Published first at Gulf State Analytics on October 6, 2014