Can the Gulf States Achieve Sustainable Peace and Regional Stability? Strategic Assessment of the Emerging Gulf Security Architecture

The Muscat Process offers a pragmatic response to the Gulf’s changing strategic environment. Inspired by the CSCE, it seeks to turn dialogue into cooperation and lay the foundations for a regionally owned, internationally supported security architecture. Its message is clear: effective statecraft anticipates challenges. The Gulf should not wait for the perfect moment—it needs a process capable of creating one.