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UAEReflections on Mohammed bin Zayed’s Preferences Regarding UAE Foreign Policy
Jul 24, 2020Kristian Coates UlrichsenAssessing the UAE’s foreign policy, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen contends that Mohammed bin Zayed’s personalistic rather than institutionalist style exposes his c…
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Can Saudi Arabia and the UAE Develop National Arms Industries?
Jul 22, 2020With a speed rarely seen in history, the Gulf Arab states have evolved from mere afterthoughts of colonialism to advanced countries. Located in a strategic reg…
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By Hedging, the UAE Abandons the Palestinians
Jul 17, 2020Imad K. Harb writes that the UAE’s hedging strategy explains its headlong openness on Israel. It is thus abandoning the Palestine question just as the Israeli …
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Is a resolution of the GCC crisis imminent?
Nov 18, 2019Ibrahim Fraihat argues that the September 14 attack on Aramco has had a significant effect on Riyadh and has forced Saudi Arabia to revise its policies toward …
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The Riyadh Agreement on Yemen: Arrangements and Chances of Success
Nov 18, 2019The Riyadh Agreement’s success will depend in large part on the local parties’ conviction that it serves their purposes at this time more than continued war do…
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A Crumbling Saudi-Emirati Alliance in Yemen May Change US Gulf Policy
Sep 4, 2019The UAE's backing of Yemen’s southern separatists has angered Saudi Arabia and helped lead to a reevaluation of American policy toward the conflict. More volat…
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Conflict in Aden: Implications of the Pro-Hadi Forces’ Defeat
Aug 26, 2019There remain serious obstacles on the road to secession by Yemen's Southern Transitional Council, especially the contrary aims and programs in the various sout…
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Changes in UAE Policy: Reasons and Motivations
Aug 20, 2019he UAE considers this as the right moment to distance itself from confrontation, anticipating US-Iranian negotiations that might leave it to harvest the fruits…
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The Drama since Manama: Kushner’s Failed Initiative
Aug 15, 2019Jared Kushner’s latest trip to the Middle East appears to have failed in charting a way forward for the Trump Administration’s illusive peace deal between Pale…
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The Arabian Gulf Must Not Sleepwalk toward War
Aug 7, 2019The volatile situation in the Arabian Gulf has put the region on edge and increased anxiety about intra-Gulf peace, safety of navigation in the strategic Strai…
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Saudi-Emirati-Egyptian Alliance Steering US Middle East Policy
Jun 26, 2019With the American retreat from the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt are presenting themselves as reliable allies. However, they are pursuing an ag…
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Can a GCC Reconciliation Summit at Camp David Succeed?
Aug 14, 2018President Trump is planning to host a GCC reconciliation summit in September to shore up Arab support for his Iran policies; but to succeed, he will need to re…
