More: UAE
Gulf wealth: All that glitters is not gold
Little suggests that fabulously wealthy Gulf states and their Middle
Eastern and North African beneficiaries have recognized what is perhaps the
most important lesson of this...
Playing Palestinian politics: UAE-backed ex-security chief weighs his options
A controversial former security official and Abu
Dhabi-based political operator, Mohammed Dahlan, has lurked for several years
in the shadows of Palestinian politics. Now, he could...
War in Yemen: Enough is enough – what else?
The situation in Yemen has recently taken a bad turn both for Saudi
Arabia and its allies from the so-called “Arab NATO” - countries, which
formally...
Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia
Recent diametrically opposed responses to repression of Muslims by
China, India and other Asian countries highlight deep differences among Gulf
states that ripple across Asia.
The different...
Security architecture in the Gulf: Troubled prospects
Russia, backed by China, hoping to exploit mounting doubts in the Gulf
about the reliability of the United States as the region’s sole security
guarantor, is...
US alliance with Gulf Decays as UAE Strengthens Ties with China and Russia
The United States has stayed as staunched to its
allies as it has remained to its foes. However, where the rivalry has been
equally retaliated, some...
Transcending Borders
Usually the term of diplomacy is equated
with a complex governmental framework with extended missions, official
proceedings, treaties and much more- all part of a professional...
Climate change: UAE and Russia eye geopolitical and commercial mileage
Climate change, much like war, could prove to be a geopolitical and
commercial gold mine. At least, that is the take of DP World, Dubai’s...
Check-In From the Skies: Waldorf Astoria Arrives in Dubai’s Financial Centre
Today, the highly anticipated Waldorf
Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) opens its doors, joining two other Waldorf Astoria properties in the UAE
and reinforcing the...
UAE withdraws from Yemen: Managing alliances and reputational threats
A United Arab Emirates decision to withdraw the bulk of
its forces from Yemen shines a spotlight
on hard realities underlying Middle Eastern geopolitics.
The pullback suggests...