The Gulf Cooperation Council states seek to reduce their dependence on water.
 The economic crisis in the Gulf States: A challenge to the "contract" between rulers and ruled
=== Iraq ===Iraq is the only Arab country bordering the Persian Gulf, in addition to lying in the arabian peninsula that is not a member of the GCC, despite the societal, political differences between Iraq and its neighboring Gulf states, in 2012, former Iraqi Defence Minister Saadoun Al-Dulaimi stated that Iraq wanted to join the GCC

