Kristian Ulrichsen research examines political, economic, and security trends in the Middle East and, in particular, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states’ changing position within a global order itself in a state of flux following the global financial and economic crisis and a regional order facing the upheaval of the Arab Spring. It explores the nature of their engagement in reshaping international institutions and assesses the implications for structures of global governance. I currently am writing three books; one entitled Qatar and the Arab Spring, another entitled The Gulf States in International Political Economy, and the third entitled Kuwait: A Political History