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The West reacts, but how?
When raising concerns over workers’ poor working conditions and lack of regulations, a special emphasis is paid to the number of deaths among workers in Qatar leading up to the World Cup 2022.
The New Foreign Policy: The World Is Heading towards New Models
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Actors
Like the Track II procedure of foreign policy-making, actors in foreign policy multiply through various processes such as managing, administering, or implementing.
“One China” Policy and Taiwan: The Island is on the World Agenda
Following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, international organizations such as the UN, the Arab League, and countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, the UAE, and North Korea repeated their support for the “One China” policy.
A Year On, The Taliban Still Seek International Recognition
Who opposed the recognition?
The UAE along with Saudi Arabia were among the first to recognize the Taliban when they came to power in 1996.
Tiran and Sanafir Islands May Tie the Saudi-Israel Knot
Formerly, Saudi Arabia had only allowed Israeli airplanes flying from Tel Aviv to the UAE and Bahrain through its airspace.
Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the broadened range of political, economic, and strategic partnerships of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Russia and China to the fore, and renewed a scholarly focus on the two Gulf states’ pivot to the East.
Negotiating a New Chapter in Saudi-Turkish Relations
Until MBS visited Turkey on June 22, Saudis preferred to talk with Turkey behind the scenes and extend the negotiation…
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
In particular, the ongoing normalization of the relations between Turkey and the UAE, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel, and Turkey and Egypt have paved the way for the end of the polarization prevailing in the region during the Trump era.
Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Furthermore, the latest IRGC attack on Arbil and the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE only complicate the situation.
Echoes from President Erdoğan’s Saudi Arabia Visit: A Fresh Start?
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A closer look at how Erdoğan’s visit was read in Saudi media and by Saudi analysts indicates that, in general, Saudi Arabia regarded it as a “new beginning” in relations, while acknowledging that the two countries have not yet abandoned their foreign policy goals.
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Shape the World Energy Market?
During the UN Security Council vote condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the United States’ most important partners in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ignored Washington’s pleas and abstained from condemning the invasion.
Tunisia’s Opposition Faces a Serious Test with Kais Saied
Al-Sisi found reliable allies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE that supported his government with large sums of money from 2013 to the present.
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
Most recently, Turkey signed a 5-billion-dollar currency swap deal with the UAE for three years.
Normalizing with the Assad regime, Different Approaches at Different Levels
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The UAE and Jordan, on the other hand, were on the opposite side and supported the Syrian opposition to varying degrees, but after the Russian intervention in 2015, the situation on the ground had changed, which, along with other factors such as the UAE's attempt to counter Turkey and contain Iran with a different approach in Syria, led to a change in the countries' priorities in their foreign policy toward Syria.
The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War
In parallel, some regional states, like Israel, Egypt, the UAE, and the KSA, engaged in subsequent normalizations with Turkey as insurance on the eve of great power competition in the region.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
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UAE and Israel grow wary of the possible revival of the JCPOA
Israel has been vocal about its opposition to the nuclear deal.
Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?
Recently, the Houthis, or Ansar Allah, of Yemen launched another missile attack on Abu Dhabi, called on foreign companies and investors to leave the UAE, and vowed to make the country unsafe.
Turkey and Israel: A Marriage of Convenience and Necessity?
All prominent players in the Middle East such as Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel as well as the UAE and Qatar–who happen to be also traditional U.
The GCC States’ Russian Dilemma
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) abstained from the UN Security Council vote on February 26 condemning Russia and asking Moscow to withdraw its troops.
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
Perhaps Saudi Arabia has more reservations and conditions than the UAE, or it is behaving in accordance with its foreign policy approach, “Better to delay than rush,” to assess the ramifications of what its pint-size GCC neighbors are doing.