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Making the Middle East Worse, Trump-Style
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on their official. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Behind the bluster, bombast, tweetstorms, and...
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This Is The Real Story Behind The Economic Crisis Unfolding In Qatar
The Qatar crisis proves two things: the continued infantilisation of the Arab states, and the total collapse of the Sunni Muslim unity supposedly created by Donald Trump’s preposterous attendance at...
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A Cold War Turning Hot In The Middle East
The Cold War in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran is coming to a head. So far carried out with the help of proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere, it’s in danger of turning into a...
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The US Balance-of-Power Strategy In The Gulf Is Collapsing. But It Never Had...
The ongoing dispute between Qatar and the rest of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council represents perhaps the greatest internal threat to the group since it was created as a bulwark against Shi’a radicalism...
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If You’re Wondering Why Saudi Arabia And Israel Have United Against...
When Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite channel has both the Saudis and the Israelis demanding its closure, it must be doing something right. To bring Saudi head-choppers and Israeli occupiers into alliance...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s Security Alliances
The role of a dominant actor in an informal security alliance is to offer leadership and security aid to junior parties. To fulfill its role, Saudi Arabia needs financial resources and a committed...
View ArticleWith No End In Sight, Gulf Blockade Nudges Qatar Closer To Iran
Nearly five months on, the “crisis” between Qatar and a coalition of nine countries led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has reached a relatively stable equilibrium. The countries’...
View ArticleWill The GCC Summit Resolve The Ongoing Crisis?
It remains unclear whether the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait will have any positive effect on the ongoing fractures between Qatar and a number of Gulf states, analysts say, as the...
View ArticleGCC Summit Cut Short By A Day Amid Diplomatic Rift
A key regional summit of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has been cut short and will conclude on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, with all the delegates leaving Kuwait after a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia And Iran’s Rivalry Is Key To The Middle East In 2018
Another turbulent year in the Middle East has drawn to a close, but there will be no respite in 2018 from the regional chaos that is underpinned by the inflamed rivalry of Saudi Arabia and Iran. The...
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