President Obama’s announcement earlier this month to convene Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Heads of State at a historic summit at Camp David comes at a critical juncture. In light of increasing threats to regional security, Obama’s recent public mention of a more formal US security commitment to Gulf partners may offer mutual strategic benefits. As a recently released report by the Scowcroft Center’s Bilal Saab and Barry Pavel recommended, a formal alliance between the United States and willing Gulf partners could help strengthen regional security significantly at a time when the Middle East may need it most.

Please join the Atlantic Council on Thursday, May 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a public discussion of the historic challenges and opportunities facing the US-Gulf partnership ahead of the Camp David Summit with GCC leaders on May 14.