United Arab Emirates

  • Jul 6, 2021
  • 2 min read

Saudi-Emirati economic competition may prove zero-sum

Riyadh has changed import tariff rules, in effect excluding many Emirati products from preferential rates

Saudi Arabia
  • Jul 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati oil plans may drive long-term Saudi divergence

As Abu Dhabi’s demands derail OPEC+ planning, regional tensions are also shifting

United Arab Emirates
  • Jun 30, 2021
  • 2 min read

Ties will advance despite Israeli-Emirati differences

The first visiting Israeli minister has come to the United Arab Emirates, opening the new embassy

Israel
  • Jun 21, 2021
  • 12 min read

The Gulf will take on the energy transition challenge

Gulf countries are vulnerable to shifts in the global energy market, but they also have resources to manage them

Gulf states
  • Jun 8, 2021
  • 7 min read

Wary Gulf states will struggle for consensus on Iran

Regional countries are repositioning and opening new channels after US policy changes

Gulf states
  • Jun 2, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati-Israeli ties will warm up fast, despite Gaza

As Abu Dhabi opens its Tel Aviv embassy, the focus is on economic cooperation

United Arab Emirates
  • Apr 20, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati activism pays COVID-19 dividends in the Gulf

Even among the six relatively wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council countries, pandemic performance has been mixed

Gulf states
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • 2 min read

Regional shifts will promote warmer Omani-Emirati ties

The mutual release of convicted spies comes amid a wider thaw

Oman