The IISS Manama Dialogue 2026, held from 30 October to 1 November, came after months of conflict in the Middle East. In this episode, Air Marshal (retd) Martin ‘Sammy’ Sampson, Emile Hokayem and Tomisha Bino discuss how this year’s themes compared with last year’s and how Gulf states see their place in a changing international order. They discuss the key findings of the new IISS Strategic Dossier
The Gulf at War: Geopolitical, Defence and Geo-economic Dimensions and at the lessons governments are drawing from the US-Israel war with Iran. They also cover Saudi Arabia’s approach to managing regional conflict, the disruption of two critical maritime chokepoints and what it means for energy flows, connectivity projects and Asian importers.
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