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Modi’s visit to the UAE and the Sino-Indian rivalry in the Middle East
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UAE comes as the two countries enjoy strong trade and cultural ties, with Indians making up...
Qatar: America’s best friend in the Gulf?
A recent 27-year, four million-tonne liquified natural gas (LNG) Qatari export agreement with China, the longest in gas export history, highlights different Gulf state...
‘The Hill’: Has the U.S. lost the UAE?
The fabric of America’s strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told...
United Arab Emirates and Russia to Cooperate in Modern Technology
The Roscongress Foundation and Lomonosov Moscow State University have prepared a joint analytical report entitled “Russia and the UAE: Paths for Technological Cooperation,” timed...
Blinken visit to Saudi Arabia did not have any tangible achievements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Saudi Arabia visit (June 6-8) was important not just in the context of US-Saudi ties, because there have...
Gulf support for Turkey’s Erdogan is about more than economics
When jailed Turkish politician Selahattin Demirtas apologized for his pro-Kurdish party’s poor performance in recent Turkish elections, he did more than take responsibility.
Mr. Demirtas...
Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency
More than three years after burying the war hatchet, erstwhile Gulf rivals are moving in separate ways as they maneuver big power competition.
Ironically, anti-Islamists...
Sudan tests the limits of Middle Eastern de-escalation
With Saudi-hosted talks to end Sudan fighting producing minimal results and Arab states supporting rival forces, de-escalation in the Middle East faces a major...
Middle Eastern rivalries are alive and kicking despite de-escalation
Middle Eastern battlegrounds are alive and kicking even though rivals seek to balance contentious relations.
Take efforts by the United Arab Emirates, and more recently...
Does White House want to reset Washington’s Gulf strategy?
Quite obviously, the Biden Administration is in panic, notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disclosed at a think...