
Interests First: The UAE’s India-Pakistan Imbalance
On January 16, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Pakistan’s “Defense Diplomacy” Offers Inroads with the Gulf Monarchie...
The broader Middle East, and in particular the Gulf region, has remained one of the...

Economic Statecraft and its Role in Russia-UAE Relations
“Economic statecraft” is usually described as a state’s use of economic tools to further its...

Climate Action in the UAE and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism or Greenwashing?
The past years have witnessed the growing impact of climate change around the world. These...

The Gulf and Ben-Gvir: GCC-Israel Relations Under the New Netanyahu Governm...
The provocative visit of Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right Israeli lawmaker and the country’s new Minister...

The UAE’s OPEC+ Dilemma
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was one of the first members of the Organization of...

“Sandwich-Gate” Caps Another Year of Nationalization Woes in the UAE
In early December, Twitter users in the United Arab Emirates erupted in fury over the...

The UAE-Iran Rapprochement: Causes and Effects
Earlier this month, Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) President...

The UAE, Russia’s Escape Hatch from International Sanctions
Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine that commenced on February 24 has provoked several...

Islamic Finance and Banking as a Response to Western Sanctions: Muslim Russ...
From the 19th to the 21st of May, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan held the 13th...

The Gulf Lost a Remarkable Leader, Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (194...
The death last week of His Highness Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President...

Advocating for Assad: The Effects of Warming UAE-Syria Ties on Emirati Amer...
Throughout the past 11 years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s international travel has largely been limited...