A strategy to mitigate risks during Iranian leadership transitions involves Gulf states activating and multiplying diplomatic tracks beyond official government lines, including engagement with middle management, universities, think tanks, research centers, seminaries, and cultural houses.

Authors

• Person: Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil Organization: War on the Rocks
  Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough

Sources

• Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough warontherocks.com Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil · War on the Rocks via serper

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