This analysis seeks to analyse the main trends in Gulf security in light of the changes in the regional and international arena, while examining the relationship between external and internal threats, which are intertwined in the Gulf security agenda.

Yoel Guzansky, School of Political Sciences, Haifa University and the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University. Mr Guzansky, a doctoral candidate in Internetional Relations, joined the INSS after coordinating work on the Iranian nuclear issue at Israel's National Security Council, the prime ministers' offi ce. His main research area is gulf security. He has written and edited monographs and published policy papers, op-eds, and peer-reviewed work in academic journals. He is the author of 'The Gulf Sates in a Changing Strategic Environment' (INSS Publication, 2012 in Hebrew) and co-editor of 'The Gulf States: Between Iran and the West', (INSS & Moshe Dayan Center Publication, 2012 in Hebrew).