This research looks at attempts by Arab Gulf states to lobby the US government effectively. It explores aspects of their lobbying behaviour in order to identify the factors that lead to success and those that lead to failure from their lobbying endeavours. In this respect, it utilizes two case studies: one in which Arab Gulf state lobbying was successful, and another in which lobbying failed. For each case study, the different elements involved in lobbying are analyzed and factors that lead to success as well as to failure are inferred. In tandem with an analysis of the strategies, or lack of them, behind Arab Gulf states’ lobbying, the research examines additional relevant factors such as the organization and activism of the US Arab American community, the strategic value of the Arab Gulf to the United States, and the negative image of Arabs in America. The research considers the obstacles facing the establishment of an effective Arab Gulf lobby in the United States, mainly the absence of a grassroots base of Arab Americans that is committed to foreign policy issues.
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January 01 2016
Arab Gulf lobbying in the United States: what makes them win and what makes them lose and why?
Dania Koleilat Khatib
Dania Koleilat Khatib
Independent Lobbying Consultant and Researcher, Dubai, UAE
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Contemporary Arab Affairs (2016) 9 (1): 68–81.
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Dania Koleilat Khatib; Arab Gulf lobbying in the United States: what makes them win and what makes them lose and why?. Contemporary Arab Affairs 1 January 2016; 9 (1): 68–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17550912.2015.1121647
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