Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have been engaging in diversification efforts, yet the types of efforts suggest that the primary interest is regime security. Regional foreign policy is complex; hence we propose a multi-lens approach to analyze overlapping and complementary political, economic, and social forces. The international political economy of hydrocarbons demonstrates the similarities among GCC states, regional dynamics illustrate interstate relations and similar patterns, while economic diversification suggests individual state trajectories and comparative and competitive patterns. By outlining the contemporary context for GCC states, we argue that low oil prices, regional dependence on hydrocarbons, and trends in economic diversification efforts signal GCC states' preference to reinforce their rentier systems with alternative state revenue streams. GCC states' diversification into new markets and sectors and use of state-owned enterprises in microcompetitions indicate a new search for alternative revenue streams and prestige, which in turn are used to assure the perpetuation of regime security. This finding sets trajectories and implications for the region, specifically economic stagnation and supplementary diversification processes.

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海湾合作委员会国家政权安全的延续：多视角方法

海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 国家一直在进行多元化努力，但努力的类型表明主要利益是政权安全。地区外交政策复杂；因此，我们提出了一种多视角方法来分析重叠和互补的政治、经济和社会力量。碳氢化合物的国际政治经济展示了海湾合作委员会国家之间的相似性，区域动态展示了国家间的关系和类似的模式，而经济多样化则表明了各个国家的轨迹以及比较和竞争模式。通过概述海湾合作委员会国家的当代背景，我们认为低油价、地区对碳氢化合物的依赖以及经济多元化努力的趋势表明海湾合作委员会国家 倾向于用替代的国家收入流来加强他们的食利者系统。海湾合作委员会国家向新市场和部门的多元化以及在微型竞争中使用国有企业表明了对替代收入来源和声望的新探索，这反过来又被用来确保政权安全的永久化。这一发现为该地区设定了轨迹和影响，特别是经济停滞和补充多元化进程。