Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The attack of January 17 will force the United Arab Emirates to make one of two choices, neither of them desirable.
The Israeli prime minister visited the United Arab Emirates this week, highlighting a number of current realities.
Naftali Bennett’s historic state visit was a sign of progress—with caveats.
Rising pressure against Lebanon from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states may well be tied to Hezbollah’s role in Yemen.
There is no question that Washington’s position in the broader Middle East was dented by the fiasco in Afghanistan. Ultimately, however, U.S. assets in the region are still unrivaled: the United States’ political and economic influence, hard power, soft power, embrace of multilateral diplomacy, and leadership of a rules-based global order continue to give it the upper hand over all its rivals.
The ongoing Saudi-Emirati spat over oil output reflects a wider change in regional power dynamics.
A recent dispute at an OPEC+ meeting, has exposed the growing strains between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Trump administration always made it fairly clear that it was far less interested in a two-state solution than in facilitating ties between Israel and the Arab states—a veritable 22-state solution.
There are several reasons for why the Houthis have no incentive to reach a peace agreement in Yemen.
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