United Arab Emirates

  • 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
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • 2 min read

Gulf reorientation on Iran will be slow and cautious

After a five-year gap, intelligence chiefs from Tehran and Riyadh apparently held secret negotiations

Gulf states
  • Apr 14, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati deal approval heralds more US Gulf arms sales

The Biden administration has green-lighted the Trump-negotiated purchase of F-35 fighter jets by Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates
  • Apr 12, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati growth hopes depend on oil and vaccines

Hydrocarbons-dependent Abu Dhabi and services-focused Dubai both see light at the end of the tunnel

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Israeli ties with Abu Dhabi and Amman face pressures

Between long-term interests in cooperation and short-term resentment of Israel's premier, diplomatic styles also differ

United Arab Emirates