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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Gulf Security-Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options
Description: The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East. The crisis will probably color Gulf attitudes towards the region’s major external players: the United States, China, and Russia. Yet, Gulf states are likely to discover that their ability to shape the region’s map has significantly diminished.