New Perspectives
Real Connections
Strategic Impact

The Gulf Defence Industry Initiative (GDII) is a market research consultancy and think tank which specialises in connecting leading defence sector stakeholders with current and former members of national defence, and Defence focussed executives and academics in the MENA region.

The GDII undertakes research and offers expert analysis on overlooked and underestimated issues in the MENA region. Our methodology provides new frameworks for understanding on-the-ground realities and related policy implications in the defence, security and space sectors, as governments and regional Defence companies look towards greater self-reliance.