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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East

Is the Saudi-UAE rivalry heading for more violence?

The Emiratis' desire to crush Islamists and dominate geopolitically at all costs, particularly in Yemen and Sudan, is clashing with old friends in Riyadh

STC Yemen
Middle East

Saudi bombs will not thwart new UAE-linked 'South Arabia' in Yemen

It might have set back the Emirates' support some, but the STC secessionist movement is strong and still on a roll towards carving out a separate state

Marco Rubio
Washington Politics

Five restraint successes — and five absolute fails — in 2025

Trump's promise of an 'America First' realism in foreign policy has delivered not a clean break, but a deeply contradictory picture

Trump MBS
Middle East

Trump doesn't need to buy Saudi loyalty with a security pact

A deal carries many risks, and Riyadh's interests already largely align with Washington's

Yemen Ahmed al-Rahawi
Middle East

Israel playing with fire in Yemen

The assassination of the Houthi prime minister marks a turning point in a now fully regionalized conflict

Houthis Yemen
Middle East

Why Israel won't beat the Houthis

Despite sustained airstrikes on Yemen the militant group has only gotten bolder, exposing Jerusalem's weaknesses