GCC
 
Energy as the Driver for Gulf Integration: The Gulf Power Grid
 
By Justin Dargin*
 
Introduction
 
Regional integration in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), consisting of Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, has been the subject of much speculation since the group was established in 1981. Although initially created to oppose Iranian and Iraqi hegemony in the Gulf, the GCC quickly became the preferred medium for promoting political,...