The EU should stop coddling Middle Eastern dictators
Two measures condemning human rights abuses in Iran and Egypt highlight a glaring double standard.
Two measures condemning human rights abuses in Iran and Egypt highlight a glaring double standard.
As with the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan, the latest normalization agreement is a cynical short-term political move with lasting negative consequences.
Reports emerged of a possible breakthrough, but details were scant.
The UAE’s willingness to engage with the Syrian regime despite the potential negative implications may be thwarted by U.S. sanctions.
The Emirates have managed to frame suppression of domestic dissent as counterterrorism, and the U.S. says nothing.
The blockade on Qatar is interfering with Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran, but his anti-Iran Saudi and Emirati partners won’t budge
Gulf monarchies’ interest in the eastern Mediterranean has been growing steadily in the past few years, bringing the rivalries between them ever closer to the heart of Europe.
Maybe it’s time for everyone to move on.
Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari lobbying money is flooding Washington, and in the process American policy has been knocked down for the count.
“Mohammed bin Zayed was willing to pick up the phone and talk to Bashar al-Assad of Syria, but he isn’t willing to do the same with the Qataris.”
Now that Turkey has joined the fight, is Russia looking to settle for a stalemate?
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey are locked into a regional power struggle that has fuelled conflict in Libya and could spark renewed fighting in Syria.