![Qatari Air Force perform to commemorate the Qatar National Day in on December 18, 2017 [Anadolu]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/95050801c9c54e00a1b7bddc5639d781_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
GCC countries have spent billions of dollars on US arms. Will that guarantee their security?
![The US president's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is costing Washington immensely throughout the greater Arab and Muslim world, write Al-Jaber and Cafiero [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/0a616a19911040f4ab73b415ec0ad17f_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will further isolate the US from the rest of the world.
![Oman's Deputy PM Fahad bin Mahmood, Kuwait's Emir Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani pose for a photo during the annual GCC Summit in Kuwait [Hamad Mohammed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/9966cd3d76aa4acf81d70e0e6626888e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
This year’s GCC summit in Kuwait fell apart within hours. Will there ever be another GCC summit?