Abu Dhabi

February 7, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Janatan Sayeh

U.S. Treasury Should Target Iran’s Trading Partners

“Make Iran broke again,” declared Scott Bessent, the incoming Treasury secretary, shortly before his confirmation. That is a realistic goal given Iran’s isolation from the international financial...

December 3, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Gulf countries talk like Iran, act like Israel

The GCC rhetoric on Israel masks its true aims to decouple Syria's Assad and the Islamic Republic and declaw Hezbollah in Lebanon

September 25, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Iran on the March: Restoring Deterrence and Stability in the Middle East

A Response By Richard Goldberg

September 23, 2024 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

The Houthis have challenged the Rules-Based International System and must be defeated

In my first analysis and opinion piece on the so-called Axis of Resistance, I set the scene by describing Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to...

July 23, 2024 | |

U.S., Israel, and UAE in Talks on Postwar Gaza Governance

Latest Developments Representatives from the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met in Abu Dhabi last week to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, Axios reported on July 23. Emirati...

July 18, 2024 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

An Israel-Hezbollah war could send shockwaves through the energy market

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate. Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Should war erupt,...

May 14, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Kuwait: Islamists and the end of Arab democracy

Installing democracy in a society without a tradition of liberty is like handing car keys to an unlicensed driver

March 20, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Reported US-Iran Talks Explain Saudi Sitting Out Red Sea Operations

Wafic Safa, a top Hezbollah official, is on an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country that classifies the Iran-backed Lebanese militia as a terrorist organization. The...

November 20, 2023 | |

Jordan, UAE to Set Up Gaza Field Hospitals After Six Weeks of War

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are setting up the first field hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip to help wounded and sick Palestinians – those injured by the Hamas-Israel...

November 17, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow, Matthew Zweig

Is Crystal Meth The Next Syrian Narco-Weapon?

Illicit narcotics reportedly fueled Hamas terrorists as they slaughtered Israeli civilians on Oct. 7. Israeli forces apparently found captagon pills stuffed inside the pockets of deceased...

November 13, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Gulf states increase aid to Gaza

The UAE is establishing a 150-bed field hospital. Five planes brought equipment for it last week.

November 12, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Palestinians don’t want to govern Gaza — here’s why

Gaza “must include Palestinian-led governance” and be “unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority,” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The only problem is Palestinians...

November 11, 2023 | |

War Goal Is Destruction of Hamas, Not Gaza Occupation Says Israel

When asked to describe post-war Gaza, “Hamas will be gone. We’ll destroy Hamas,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 9. He added, “What we have to...

November 9, 2023 | |

UAE Building Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip 

Latest Developments The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, sending a total of 16 cargo planes full of supplies, equipment, and building material to Egypt as of...

October 24, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow |

Did Hamas just prove the Abraham Accords right? 

Four days after Hamas began its massacre of Israeli civilians, King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed his country’s parliament, telling lawmakers that Jordan’s “compass...

October 19, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. warship intercepts missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthis

A U.S. warship intercepted three missiles over the Red Sea that were fired from Yemen by the Iran-Backed Houthis today. The Houthis have threatened to attack both the U.S. and Israel as the latter retaliates...

September 29, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah

Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations

August 16, 2023 | |

Israel, Jordan Move Ahead on Water-for-Electricity Deal

Senior Israeli and Jordanian officials met in Abu Dhabi on August 14 to move forward on a trilateral water-for-electricity deal that is an outgrowth of the Abraham Accords. Representing Israel at the...

July 6, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The Saudi-Iran Agreement: Should Washington Be Worried?

While a few statements and photo ops here and there might suggest that Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) is in the process of replacing Saudi Arabia’s traditional partner,...

July 5, 2023 | Annie Fixler, Cole Knie 

Cooperation Between Israel and Its Neighbors Can Defeat Shared Cyber Threats 

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week launched a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform, dubbed Crystal Ball, to help combat ransomware and other cyberattacks. The joint effort demonstrates...