United Arab Emirates

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi-Ankara row heralds regional polarisation

A febrile Twitter-based argument about Ottoman actions in Medina in 1916 highlights deeper divisions

United Arab Emirates
  • Dec 14, 2017
  • 2 min read

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi may step up Yemen campaign

With the Huthi-led administration in the north wavering, its enemies are shelving their differences

Yemen
  • Dec 7, 2017
  • 2 min read

Saudi-Emirati partnership will seal Gulf dissolution

The annual Gulf summit broke up early after an acrimonious closed session; rulers are looking for alternatives

Gulf states
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 7 min read

A Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit

The heads-of-state meeting could be last-ditch effort to return Doha to the fold -- or the final nail in the coffin

Qatar
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 10 min read

Prospects for the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2018-22

Cross-cutting alliances and enmities, and growing military and commercial ties, shape relations across the Gulf of Aden

East Africa
  • Nov 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi is in the Horn of Africa for the long term

Work has started on a controversial new naval base in Somaliland

United Arab Emirates
  • Nov 23, 2017
  • 2 min read

The intra-Gulf war will be a battle of reputations

As Qatar and its foes settle into a long-term enmity, they are increasingly concerned about international appearances

Gulf states
  • Nov 3, 2017
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018

Regional squabbles will weaken the Arab Gulf countries

Gulf states