UAE boosts Assad as part of anti-Turkey strategy
The UAE does not always share Riyadh’s and Washington’s perspectives on international issues, driving Abu Dhabi to take actions that sometimes veer away from Saudi and US foreign policy objectives.
The UAE does not always share Riyadh’s and Washington’s perspectives on international issues, driving Abu Dhabi to take actions that sometimes veer away from Saudi and US foreign policy objectives.
History has shown that GCC member-states move closer together in times of international/regional crisis, even if major underlying differences between them persist.
As coronavirus continues spreading around the world, it is terrifying to consider what this pandemic could do to Libya and, given its porous borders, many nearby countries as well.
The many unresolved conflicts, regional rivalries, strategic clashes, and ideological differences that have polarized the Sunni Arab world have left Morocco and the UAE in different camps and in many cases competing with one another.
Questions about whether to carry on with a big expo are trivial compared to COVID-19’s ultimate risks, but the disease has dimmed the UAE’s prestige-building plans.
The past months have seen an unprecedented level of diplomatic engagement on the part of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The UAE joined the Arab League statement rejecting the proposal, yet UAE officials in DC applauded it and attended the launch event at the White House.
Tensions in the Persian Gulf have caused longstanding U.S. partners in the region to reassess the pillars of their defense and security relationships.
Thanks to a competitive influence racket and a lack of transparency, the real total is likely double that amount.
Foreign influence in American democracy has been around a lot longer than Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
While the U.S. muddles along in the Middle East, Russia and the UAE are building a stronger bond.
The proxy war in Libya is increasingly colored by Emirati and Egyptian opposition to efforts to resolve divisions among the Gulf states.