National Security | Military Ethics | Global Far-Right Extremism | Counter-Terrorism | Antisemitism

Gulf States must pick sides in Iran war as neutrality no longer viable

The war with Iran is testing the Gulf States’ long-standing strategy to maintain their delicate balance between Washington and Tehran.

For years, the Gulf States have largely maintained a strategy of “strategic ambiguity” when it comes to Iran. While these states rely heavily on the American security umbrella and share concerns about Iran’s regional ambitions, they also live next door to Iran and are exposed to risks of escalation.

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Liram Stenzler-Koblentz PhD

Dr. Liram Koblentz-Stenzler a scholar and practitioner with a wealth of experience in fields of counterterrorism, antisemitism studies and global far-right Extremism. She is senior researcher and head of the Global Far Right Extremism Desk at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University, Israel and lecturer at Yale University. She advises security agencies, technology companies, other organizations, and communities to achieve better understanding of the language, global connections, and action patterns of right-wing extremists in order to prevent acts of terrorism, incitement to violence, and antisemitism.

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