Hana Elshehaby

Hana Elshehaby is a Research Assistant for the Middle East Council on Global Affairs’ Foreign Policy Program. Her research interests include GCC foreign policy, regional security frameworks, and the Asian powers’ expanding political relations with the Middle East

Saudi-Pakistan defence pact: A turning point for Gulf security?

After Israel's strike on Qatar, the watershed Saudi-Pakistan defence pact exemplifies an ongoing trend of security diversification among Gulf states

23 September, 2025

Gulf-US security ties: Could Israel lose its military edge?

Historically, Israel's qualitative military edge has constrained the development of US-Gulf strategic ties, but could that be about to change?

09 June, 2025

Could Trump's re-election derail the Saudi-Iran rapprochement?

Analysis: While Saudi Arabia will not endorse a return to maximum pressure on Iran, it does not want to risk its security alliance with the United States.

18 November, 2024