Gulf Security Through GCC Ties

At the close of the Manama Dialogue, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdullatif Al Zayani, said that Gulf security is shaped through partnership among the Gulf Cooperation Council states. He called for regional and international cooperation to protect sovereignty, freedom of navigation and the flow of data, and to ensure that international resolutions are implemented. He said that the GCC states and Jordan had come under around 7,000 attacks, and that the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted about 1,600 ships and restricted the freedom of more than 23,000 seafarers, while 45 million people were now at risk of hunger. A UN resolution submitted by Bahrain had received the support of 136 countries. Al Zayani called for a collective mechanism to ensure the safety of navigation, and for principles to prevent sea lanes and cables from being used as tools of pressure. He also called for an international treaty on AI governance, affirming Bahrain’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its right to defend its sovereignty.

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