ABSTRACT
Before going into explaining the reasons for success and reasons for failure in Arab Gulf lobbying, this chapter looks at the patterns that govern Arab Gulf lobbying. It is important to map Arab Gulf states overall lobbying behavior and patterns, before analyzing the factors that lead to their success in lobbying and those that make them fail. Most of the lobbying on the part of Arab Gulf states is bilateral lobbying. One participant in this research commented that bilateral lobbying is a by-product of the way the Arab Gulf countries conduct their foreign policy with the United States. Another feature of Arab Gulf lobbying efforts that came out of the interviews is the short tenure of lobbyists. On the typical client representing Arab Gulf states, a lobbying specialist said: The foreign lobbying database shows that the different Arab Gulf countries have different strategies when it comes to the entities lobbying on their behalf.
