| Title | Analyst |
| Start Date | 2013-12-08 |
| Is Current | no |
| Employee | yes |
| Notes | Sam Wilkin, a Dubai-based analyst at Control Risks Group, is not so sure. "GCC states have recently disagreed on other aspects of foreign policy, such as intervention in Libya in 2011 and response to the Egyptian coup d'etat in July, but this has not undermined the fundamental strength of the council," he said. |