Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
We should also keep in mind that the Emirati officials want to turn the country into a trade hub in competition with Saudi Arabia, the UAE’s strong and traditional ally.
Alarm Bells Ring for Bosnia-Herzegovina as Russia Meddles
Read: How Turkey and Saudi Arabia Compete in the Balkans
Dodik’s SNSD has recently passed a number of documents that open the way for the Bosnian Serb parliament to pass a series of laws establishing parallel institutions.
F-16Vs Instead of F-35s: What’s behind Turkey’s Request?
The costs of the project were met by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates as compensation for Turkey's support to the coalition during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Morocco and Turkey Are Seeking a Sustainable Partnership
A Strategic Partnership to What Extent?
While Morocco and Turkey's bilateral relations are based on common interests on security, migration, development, and territorial integrity, the former Saudi-Turkish confrontation affected regional stability and led to further geopolitical polarization in the Maghreb region.
Saudi Takeover of Newcastle United is Sportswashing
Some of them wear traditional clothes such as thawbs and keffiyehs, and chant and wave the Saudi Arabian flag.
The Pope and the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Show the Way Forward
Saudi Arabia does not permit freedom of worship.
Afghanistan Brings the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry to a New Level
The Taliban’s rule strengthens Saudi Arabia’s position over Afghanistan.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
This has included the provision of drone technology that the Houthis have used to harass Saudi Arabia and attack its strategically vital energy sector.
Abdul Qadeer Khan: Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Who Escaped Assassins, Built a Nuclear Bomb, and “Ate Grass”
Read: Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi ArabiaAs for the allegations, it is a story shrouded in mystery.
Turkey-Somalia Relations: A Decade of Substantial Strategic Cooperation
, the UK, China, and Saudi Arabia in the security sector and military capacity-building, and avoided diplomatic tensions in the region.
Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
Tehran tried its best to help establish a friendly government in Afghanistan and avoided any semblance of a coalition with other regional actors, especially Pakistan and its arch-rival Saudi Arabia.
A Dissident to Lead All Dissidents: The Legacy of Jamal Khashoggi
The documentary proceeds under three main themes: the political struggle between the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who ordered the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; details of the murder plan; and the love story between Khashoggi and Hatice Cengiz, his fiancée, that was the main reason why Khashoggi went to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul - but never made it out.
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
Read: Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than WordsRaisi repeatedly emphasized prioritizing friendly relations with Iran’s neighbors in his foreign policy agenda.
Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry
Read: The Straw That Might Break the Camel’s Back in Saudi-UAE RelationsHowever, the harmony that Turkey and the GCC enjoyed ended fairly soon with the Arab uprisings, especially after Egypt’s military takeover in 2013.
Sudan and Turkey Head towards Strategic Cooperation?
A series of normalization moves have taken place between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Egypt and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Turkey and the UAE, and Turkey and Sudan, which would have been impossible a few months back.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
Al-Kadhimi co-sponsored the conference in Baghdad with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the war in Yemen, Lebanon's collapse, the regional water crisis, and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
The Straw That Might Break the Camel’s Back in Saudi-UAE Relations
egional security perceptions of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concurred regarding regional crises and wars in the Middle East since the Arab uprisings, making the two countries work hand in hand in the economic and military fields.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
Wherever Netanyahu traveled on official visits, deals between the visited country’s government and NSO followed - from Hungary to Mexico, India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and others.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
Read: Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?Poland and Turkey finalized an agreement for the procurement of 24 Bayraktar TB2s with deliveries to begin next year.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
Is it reasonable to believe that he would suspend the parliament and move to monopolize all of the state’s power in his hands without having coordinated in advance with foreign powers such as the French president to secure international support, and then with Saudi Arabia and the UAE to secure the necessary financial support to cement his coup?Read: Tunisian Politics at Crossroad with Kais Saied’s Vision of GovernanceMoreover, there is much to be gleaned from the international response to the coup.
