The Gulf Research Center (GRC) routinely produces updates on the relationship between various international states and the GCC countries. These overviews present a brief outlook on the domestic political and foreign policy development of a given country, in addition to reflecting the diplomatic, economic, and foreign relations with the six GCC countries. References are also provided to recent literature on the relationship, economic and trade data and well as GRC links to further resources. In addition, these profiles are regularly updated in order to assess the impact of global events on the specific country, and in turn its relations with the Gulf. Information is gathered from government websites and major news channels and combined with the GRC’s analysis.
Ghana is a West African country on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, bordering Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Over the past two decades, it has made major strides tow ...
to attenuate these issues by investing in new plants such as the Medupi or Kusile plants, mounting debt at 21 billion USD, rampant corruption, and economic mismanagement contin ...
Table of Contents General information about ASEAN countries FDI flow between ASEAN and Saudi Arabia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Free Trade Agreements (FTA) ASEAN ...
Table of Contents General information about Nordic countries FDI flow between Nordic countries and Saudi Arabia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Saudi Arabia & No ...
General information about Canada FDI flow between Canada and Saudi Arabia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Canada Trade with GCC countries
General information about United States FDI flow between United States and Saudi Arabia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Free Trade Agreements (FTA) United States Trade wit ...
General information about NB8 countries FDI flow between NB8 and Saudi Arabia Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) NB8 Trade with GCC
Canada’s government is a federal parliament and constitutional monarchy under King Charles III as part of the British Commonwealth. Canada’s current head of government is Prime ...
After weeks of speculation, President Joe Biden officially dropped out of the 2024 US presidential race, citing the move as “in the best interest of my party and the country.” ...
Türkiye, a transcontinental country bridging Europe and Asia, operates as a presidential republic. The country has experienced a series of significant domestic developments in ...
China’s international behavior is driven chiefly by domestic factors. In the past two decades, China has reemerged as a major power, with one of the world’s largest economies a ...
Hungary is a parliamentary republic. The prime minister who is the head of government exercises executive power. The president is the head of state, his primary responsibili ...
Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, composed of six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, West ...
India is a sovereign Democratic Republic and Union of States with a parliamentary form of government. It is formed out of three branches of government: the executive, legislati ...
Syria continues to grapple with multifaceted domestic challenges amidst the ongoing civil war that, in 2024, entered its 13th year. The country’s domestic policy is deeply inte ...
In recent years, Germany has experienced a number of significant domestic developments that have had far-reaching effects on its political, social, and economic landscape. One ...
Canada’s government is a federal parliament and constitutional monarchy. Canada’s monarch is King Charles III as it is part of the British Commonwealth, the Governor General is ...
Despite being the first former president to face criminal charges, President Donald Trump continues leading the GOP presidential nomination over Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis ...
2023 was a busy year for Spanish voters. On July 23, 2023, Spain headed to the polls for a snap general election called by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after his Socialist Part ...
In April 2022, President Emmanuel Macron was reelected for a second fi ve-year term as the President of France.
Mexico is a federal republic comprised of 31 selfgoverning states and one Federal District, which is the capital, Mexico City. Each state comprises its own municipalities. Th ...
2023 is set to be a very busy year for Spanish voters, as they will head to the polls in May for municipal elections and again in December for general elections. How the ele ...
Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy consisting of six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, ...
According to Turkey’s Vision 2023, the overall goal is to create a Turkish economy of $2 trillion with a per capita income of $25,000 and, exports amounting to $500 billion. ...
Following the start of the Ukraine conflict, Japan has faced several geopolitical risks, including threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, with these challenges being ...
In April 2022, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second five-year term as the President of France, although his party, Renaissance, and its allies lost their parliamenta ...
Canada’s government is a federal parliamentary and constitutional monarchy. Canada’s monarch is King Charles III, Governor General is Mary Simon, and Prime Minister is Justi ...
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy composed of three levels of government—the national, the provincial, and the local levels. Each of these levels of ...
A right-wing coalition won a comfortable parliamentary majority at the snap general election on September 25, 2022 but failed to win more than two-thirds of the seats, which ...
Historically, midterm elections in the United States result in the incumbent president’s party losing a significant number of seats. In November 2022, however, Democrats out ...
The first round of Brazil’s general elections was held on October 2, 2022, in which no candidate received more than half of the valid votes. As a result, a second round was ...
Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy consisting of six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, ...
Canada’s government is a federal parliamentary and constitutional monarchy. Canada’s monarch is King Charles III, Governor General is Mary Simon, and Prime Minister is...
In April 2021, Egypt launched the National Structural Reforms Program (NSRP). The NSRP (2021-24) strives to achieve balanced and sustainable growth considering national a ...
The UK emerged from the pandemic with renewed determination and optimism after leaving the European Union. The UK’s recovery focused on building back better, ensuring tha ...
Given the continued polarized political environment, the Biden-Harris Administration must show progress on its domestic political agenda with congressional elections loom ...
Brazil continues to face social issues and has one of the highest levels of inequality in the world. During the past 15 years, Brazil lifted 28 million people out of pove ...
