GCC remakes itself as a monarchs’ club to better confront the Arab Spring
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Issue 901
- 28 May 2011
| 6 minute read
The much-publicised initiative for Morocco and Jordan to join the Gulf Co-operation Council surprised many when it was announced by new GCC secretary-general Abdelatif Al-Zayani, but it was not a new suggestion – it was proposed some years ago but quietly dropped – and has a political and economic logic for most of those involved.
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