| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | At a Glance |
| Series Details | May 2016 |
| Publication Date | May 2016 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, Overview |
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At a times of rising global terrorist threats and humanitarian crises affecting the region, the prosperous oil-producing monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – have come under sustained criticism for their policy towards asylum-seekers, their support to Syrian rebels, including jihadists, and their alleged laxity towards private financing of terrorism. Although the huge increase in their humanitarian spending has been interpreted by a number of commentators as a means to counter those criticisms, it seems also to be part of a longer-term foreign policy strategy. Author: Marta Latek |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2016/582040/EPRS_ATA(2016)582040_EN.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Middle East |
