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- Policy AnalysisSyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Rehabilitation of the Assad Regime
Dec 15, 2021Radwan ZiadehWith the approaching date of the next Arab Summit to be hosted by Algeria in March 2022, some member countries of the League of Arab States have become more vo…
- Policy AnalysisSudanRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Sudan Coup: The Regional Interference behind a Faltering Transition
Dec 11, 2021Khalil Al-AnaniOn October 25, 2021, Sudan’s General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan staged a coup, declared a state of emergency, dissolved the power-sharing Sovereign Council, sacked…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the Gulf States: A New Era of Détente
Dec 8, 2021Mustafa GurbuzTurkish officials celebrated the November 24 visit of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Ankara as the beginning of “a new era” between Tur…
- Op-EdsUAERegional Relations and Geopolitics
Will the UAE succeed in Rehabilitating Assad
Nov 25, 2021Radwan ZiadehPolitics, as it is said, is based on profit and loss, and profit and loss here is based on the interests of the people who are entrusted with the government to…
- From our AffiliatesSyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Emirati Normalization with the Syrian Regime: Motives and Implications
Nov 16, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn 9 November, the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, paid a visit to Damascus, the first in ten years, during which he met the head of the Syrian regim…
- Op-EdsEgyptRegional Relations and Geopolitics
How Egypt and the UAE are exporting coups across the region
Nov 3, 2021Khalil Al-AnaniAbdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mohammed bin Zayed have been targeting democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, worried that such calls for change …
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics
A New Strategic Architecture Is Emerging in the Gulf
Sep 24, 2021Imad K. HarbAs the Gulf crisis of 2017 recedes into memory, following the reconciliation in January at the “solidarity and stability” summit in Saudi Arabia’s al-Ula on th…
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen quoted regarding Tom Barrack’s arrest
Jul 22, 2021Kristian Coates UlrichsenKristian Coates Ulrichsen was quoted by Middle East Eye regarding Tom Barrack's arrest and the UAE's role in shaping Trump's foreign policy.
- ViewpointSaudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Is a Saudi-Emirati Rift on the Horizon?
Jul 7, 2021Imad K. HarbThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) appears to be approaching another unwelcome rift, this time between its two most vocal and influential members, Saudi Arabia…
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen quoted on the UAE’s foreign policy
Jun 27, 2021Kristian Coates UlrichsenKristian Coates Ulrichsen was quoted by Asia Times on the UAE's foreign policy.