DESPITE ASSAD NORMALIZATION, SYRIA REMAINS A POWDER KEG

KN, Assessments that Syria’s regional reintegration would produce durable stability and economic recovery after 12 years of civil war have proven fatally flawed. The broad expectations that normalization with Syria’s…

UAE SAYS DEAL WITH ISRAEL IS NOT DIRECTED AT TEHRAN, SUMMONS IRAN’S ENVOY AFTER PRESIDENT ROUHANI BLAST AGREEMENT

Stramed, The United Arab Emirates’ agreement to normalize ties with Israel was not directed against Iran, the Gulf state’s foreign affairs minister claimed after the deal was slammed by Tehran.…

WHAT IS U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

Photo: Ilustration, source: Mondoweiss.net Stramed,  The Trump administration’s top national security officials met with Congress several times this month to discuss how the President interprets the threat posed by Iran.…

PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME: EXTERNAL SUPPORT TO CIVIL WARS AND INSURGENCIES

Phoro: Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar (Ilustration) source: AFP/File photo   Stramed, The United Arab Emirates has dumped weapons into conflict zones throughout the Middle East. Given how unstable the…

ABU DHABI LOOKS TO SEPARATE FROM RIYADH’S DISASTROUS POLICIES

Stramed, While the UAE is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi is now seeking to distance itself from Riyadh on critical issues of foreign policy. Following a string…