The issue leads with an examination of the Gulf's reaction to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Defence and security coverage leads with a series of articles analysing the region's balance of forces and how Iran, Saudi Arabia, other GCC states and Israel are likely to further arm themselves with missile technology.
Finance and business leads with the potential impact of the war in Ukraine. Oil and gas producers are among the likely big winners, with Gulf governments offered a new path to balance their budgets and build up their financial reserves, but other commercial relations could come under much closer scrutiny.
The issue includes Risk Management Reports on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.
The GSN View focuses on Saudi Arabia, where a new Founding Day national holiday marks an implicit, but significant break from Wahhabi influence on the Saudi state.
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