Giorgio Cafiero - Orion Policy Institute

Gulf Arab States Need Israel and Iran to De-escalate

June 29, 2025

President Donald J. Trump successfully cajoling Israel and Iran into a precarious ceasefire this month was welcome news in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Trump’s Gulf Tour and the Emphasis on AI

May 24, 2025

President Donald J. Trump’s Gulf tour this month—with visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—marked a pivotal moment in US relations

Gulf Arab Engagement with Russia

May 12, 2025

Last month, the Emir of Qatar and the Sultan of Oman visited Moscow, where they met with President Vladimir Putin. These visits to the Kremlin

Omani Diplomacy and Prospects for Trump’s Presidency

April 8, 2025

Oman, an oasis of peace and stability in the turbulent Middle East, largely attributes its foreign policy’s success to its neutrality. Omani diplomacy has the

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy Shift: A New Peacemaker in the Middle East?

March 12, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s “positive neutrality” foreign policy doctrine is serving Riyadh’s interests. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) has shrewdly navigated international crises,

Role for Gulf States in Syria’s Reconstruction

February 18, 2025

The longer-term geopolitical ramifications of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed groups overthrowing Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December have yet to be fully realized.

Giorgio Cafiero: The Gulf States’ Approach to (and Influence on) the new Syrian Government

January 29, 2025

In this episode of Orion Talks, host Marta Furlan talks with Mr. Giorgio Cafiero on the approach of the Gulf monarchies towards the new government