United Arab Emirates

  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 7 min read

Gulf split heralds new uses for cyber capabilities

Regional tensions among Gulf Arab countries highlight the increasing salience of the online world

Gulf states
  • Jan 31, 2018
  • 2 min read

Gulf allies could patch up a deal in Yemen’s south

Emirati-backed salafi militias have besieged the Saudi-supported government

Yemen
  • Jan 29, 2018
  • 2 min read

More clashes among southern Yemeni ‘allies’ are likely

Secessionists want to topple the Saudi-backed government, despite having a common enemy in the north

Yemen
  • Jan 23, 2018
  • 2 min read

The Gulf war of economic attrition will be slow

The fissure between Qatar and its neighbours is now deeply entrenched, with economic policy a key arena of competition

Gulf states
  • Jan 18, 2018
  • 7 min read

United Arab Emirates growth may depend on transparency

Revenue-sharing among the emirates is opaque -- and complicated by new taxation and debt issuance plans

United Arab Emirates
  • Jan 15, 2018
  • 2 min read

Qatari-Emirati air traffic risks may engage mediators

After six months of ‘cold war’, tensions between Doha and Abu Dhabi have suddenly heated up

Qatar
  • Jan 3, 2018
  • 7 min read

Turkey's rift with Saudi Arabia will not end soon

Turkey’s problems with Saudi Arabia and the UAE look set to grow

Turkey
  • Dec 29, 2017
  • 11 min read

Gulf monarchies may update power structures

Ruling families are gradually changing the traditional rules of succession and decision-making

Gulf states