Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
The Obama administration cornered some of the Arab states to the extreme on several issues and created impediments on security provision and the economy.
How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?
There is a general negative view shared by many Arabs, if not all, of either the Ottoman past or the modern Republic of Turkey, or both.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
heikh Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister (1962-86) once quipped that that the Age of Oil, like the Age of Stone, would come to an end long before the world ran out of oil.
All-Out-War between Ethiopia and Sudan on the Doorstep?
Third, in the current tension, the military, political and economic roles of emerging actors such as China, Turkey, UAE, and Saudi Arabia are increasing in the Horn of Africa and Northeast Africa regions as never before.
War Within War in Yemen: Agendas and Prospects of Warring Parties
By March, Saudi Arabia formed a military coalition, including the United Arab Emirates, to oust the rebels, restore the government and to bring stability to the region.
How Turkey and Saudi Arabia Compete in the Balkans
For Saudi Arabia, food security is a serious problem and, therefore, this is one of the most important reasons to maintain good relations with the Balkans.
Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
Ayn al Arab, known to many as Kobani, is also a few kilometers north west of Ain Issa.
How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen?
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More recently, as a senior foreign policy figure in the Obama administration, Blinken shares in the blame for the president’s incoherent, piecemeal, and unprincipled response to the Arab Spring, which consisted of a combination of questionably unauthorized uses of force against long-time adversaries and a studied indifference to the repression inflicted by brutal allies against their citizens.
Who Is in Control of Egyptian Football?
The Influence of Turki Al-Sheikh on Egyptian Football
The counterrevolutionary policies of the Egyptian state under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have been supported by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as part of their anti-Arab Spring policies.
With Biden’s Win, Saudi Arabia Is Now More Desperate to Appease Israel
lthough Donald Trump’s presidency is coming to an end soon, one of its most catastrophic quid pro quo foreign policies in the Middle East, namely the premature Israeli-Arab normalization, is unlikely to come to an end under Joe Biden’s administration.
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
n September 27, 2020, responding to constant shelling of its villages and cities, the Republic of Azerbaijan began military operations in Karabakh.
Revisiting the East Mediterranean Energy Game: What Will Change in the Coronavirus Days?
Geopolitical conditions radically changed after the Arab Spring and stakeholders of Eastern Mediterranean gas basins adopted competitive agendas in the ongoing conflicts.
How the UAE’s Lobbying Instrument Works Abroad
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively resorting to means such as lobbying to attain the power and reputation it has failed to achieve with military interventions.
Regional Vulnerabilities Sharpen in the Aftermath of the US-Iran Escalation
Arab Spring, Emergence of Daesh and KRG Referendum: Opportunity for Iranian Expansionism
Qassem Soleimani acted as military advisor to Bashar al-Assad and as a field commander in fighting against the Syrian opposition forces during Syrian Civil War since 2011.
Turkey-Kuwait Ties Are Strengthening in the Midst of GCC Tensions
The GCC consists of all Arab states of the Gulf, except Iraq, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Why the Northern Syrian Oil Fields Are So Important to Trump
After his statements on Syrian oil responses were made by the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Making Sense of Turkey’s Military Operations in Northern Syria
Furthermore, as part of their territorialization project, the PKK/PYD caused a demographic change in northeast Syria, forcing local non-PKK affiliated Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens to flee to Turkey as refugees.
Wilfully Ignorant? Western Objections to Turkey Are Not Based On Facts But Prejudice
They have further portrayed Turkey’s fight against the YPG as being against international law, although, in fact, the operation was supported by local Arab Muslims and regional Christian groups.
Why Turkey Is Dismantling the YPG from Northern Syria
Turkey aims to not only make terrorist elements leave the area but to also create a peaceful safe zone along its southern border where the Arab, Turkmen and Kurdish civilian population of the region can live in peace.
Sanctions Will Not Deter Turkey but Only Weaken the NATO Alliance
These same governments who have not imposed any sanctions against Saudi Arabia over Yemen are only satisfying themselves by doing so.
