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The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council Amid Saudi-Emirati Rivalry

An intensifying geostrategic rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is challenging the GCC’s influence and unity.

· October 30, 2023
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Disruptions and Dynamism Across the Arab World
May 9, 2023

Join Carnegie’s Frederic Wehrey as he sits down with Lisa Anderson, Bessma Momani, Michael Robbins, and Sultan Alamer to discuss the current and looming challenges facing the MENA region.

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commentary
The Negev Summit’s Participants Had Wildly Different Goals

The only major takeaway is the United States’ diminishing role in the region.

· April 6, 2022
commentary
Diwan
Surviving the Recent Arab Peace Accords

For the Palestinian Authority, a policy of self-isolation is the worst option of all.

· October 19, 2020
event
Legacy and Lessons of the Arab Spring at Ten: A Conversation in Honor of Malcolm H. Kerr
October 19, 2020

The event will feature remarks by William J. Burns, Ann Kerr, and Maha Yahya, followed by a conversation between Jihad Azour, Marwan Muasher, Ben Rhodes, and Christiane Amanpour looking toward the ten-year anniversary of the Arab Spring.

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In the Media
Arab-Israeli Progress Seemed Impossible. That’s Because of Old Assumptions.

Trump’s predictions of a “foundation of comprehensive peace” and “dawn of a new Middle East” are premature. If left unattended by Trump or a potential successor, the Israel-Palestinian conflict will fester, leaving Palestinians’ national ambitions unfulfilled.

· September 23, 2020
Washington Post
In the Media
Good News for the Gulf and Israel Mean Bad Tidings for the Palestinians

Israel’s normalization of relations with the UAE and Bahrain is more transactional than transformative.

· September 16, 2020
Haaretz
commentary
Without the Palestinians, Israeli Normalization Is Still Beyond Reach

The much-vaunted announcement that Bahrain will normalize relations with Israel, hot on the heels of the United Arab Emirates, has been greeted with excitement in Western foreign policy circles. But true stability in the region is a long way off.

· September 15, 2020
commentary
Diwan
A Contested Peace

In an interview, Marwan Muasher discusses the latest developments in the agreement between the UAE and Israel.

· September 15, 2020
commentary
Gulf Rifts on Display During Ramadan and the Pandemic

Divisions dating to the June 2017 split among Gulf Cooperation Council states have shaped the region’s contrasting approaches to political messaging and public health in a time of observance.

· May 22, 2020