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Regional Diplomacy Confronts the Weaponisation of Trade Routes
Authors: Othon A. Leon & David Oliver*
The Red Sea, particularly the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, has evolved as one of the world's most hazardous maritime...
The Deal of the Century or the Blunder of the Century
In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a highly publicized trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—a tour heralded...
Abu Dhabi Meeting: Bilateral Diplomacy Gains Ground in the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Process
A significant moment in the long and complex process of fostering peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia was marked on July 10, when a bilateral...
How the Abraham Accords, China’s J-20 Deal, and F-35 Dispute Are Reshaping UAE’s Ties with Israel and the U.S.
The visit of a number of senior Emirati military officials to the Chinese capital, Beijing, came to discuss various aspects of the defense and...
The Taliban’s Cyber Caliphate
The digital battleground has become an increasingly critical theatre for modern geopolitical conflicts, and the Taliban’s recent social media campaign targeting the United Arab...
The Silicon Dunes: UAE’s Grand Design to Rewire the Future of Global AI
In the dunes of Abu Dhabi, a quiet yet transformative revolution is unfolding. The UAE’s unveiling of a 5-gigawatt (GW) AI campus, the largest artificial...
Prospects for US-Gulf cooperation after President Trump’s visit
Opportunities and challenges for the US
President Trump has succeeded in “pivoting investment” from the Middle East to the US, creating an alternative financial flow...
Iran-US talks and Oman’s growing geopolitical clout
US President’s Middle East visit
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit from May 13-16, 2025 -- during which he visited three Gulf Cooperation Council...
Trump’s Middle East trip indicates a new world order
President Donald Trump’s first overseas trip of his second term included visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—notably excluding Israel....
Counterterrorism and Public Diplomacy: the UAE’s Efforts in Promoting a Moderate Islam
Today's global security battle takes place primarily through narrative-based tactics instead of conventional military engagement. Public diplomacy serves as a prominent counterterrorism tool for...