This workshop contributes for enhancing a comprehensive security approach for the Gulf Security. التهديدات What are the hybrid threats (الحرب ( and hybrid war and how are ) الهجينة they understood in the Gulf? Gulf region is well-known of its huge investments into high-tech military hardware and many Gulf States rank among the top 15 countries in defence spending as of per centage of their GDP. However, no modern army, strong air force or fleet can constitute effective deterrence against hybrid threats. Hybrid warfare per definition blurs the borders between peace and war by creating a grey zone where society’s critical vulnerabilities are intentionally targeted. The aim of hybrid influencing is to operate under the threshold of open conventional war by exploiting interfaces which obscure the tasks and responsibilities between different civilian and military authorities. The workshop aim is to explore and compare best practises with other states and regions in both countering and building resilience against hybrid threats.