With one war, Trump is breaking Middle East’s old power structure
Strikes on Iran part of broader strategy to force a regional realignment that decades of US policy deliberately avoided. Read More Here
Tag: UAE
When Drones Hit Data Centers
In modern warfare, data centers have joined energy supplies to become prime military targets, with server rooms now as vulnerable to missile strikes as oil refineries. Read More Here
Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions
A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region. Read More Here
Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance
If COP28 is to be judged a success, the UAE, as the summit’s host, and other hydrocarbon producers should promise to dedicate some of the windfall oil and gas profits they earned last year to accelerating the green transition in the Global South. Doing so could encourage historic and current emitters to pay their fair […]
Secretive Gulf Family’s $300 Billion Fortune Is About More Than Oil
The Al Nahyan family owns Manchester City Football Club, a dozen or so palaces and invested big in SpaceX and Savage X Fenty. Read More Here
The True Promise Of Joe Biden’s Middle East Trip
Time will tell whether President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip proves to be a turning point, but those who dismiss its importance are missing the bigger picture. Read More Here
The End Of The Middle East
Leading regional powers operate outside the traditional Middle East in much the same way as they operate inside it, and many of the rivalries most important to the region now play out beyond those assumed borders. Read More Here
Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage On Biden—And Is Using It
Even more than the Emiratis, the Saudis hold the key to oil wells and expect big concessions from the United States before opening their taps and reversing their pro-Russia oil policy. Read More Here
How Two Middle East Powerhouses Fell Out, Then Made Up
Perhaps the most stunning rapprochement has been between the UAE and Turkey — few saw that one coming. The two were pitted against each other in almost every regional conflict for the better part of the past decade and found themselves on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum. Read More Here
The Saudi-Emirati Love Affair Is Over
The once closely coordinated and tightly knit Saudi-Emirati relationship is fraying. A cascade of policy divergences has emerged between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi over the past year, and more acutely over the past weeks. Read More Here
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