Emirates

July 18, 2023 | Enia Krivine |

The meaning of Abbas’s Jenin visit

The Palestinian Authority is trying to reassert control over Palestinian cities in Judea and Samaria.

June 30, 2023 | |

UAE Says Israel Helped Repel Cyberattack

The cyber security chief of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, said this week that Israel helped the country repel a cyberattack. “Thank God for the Abraham Accords,” Al-Kuwaiti...

March 31, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Challenge of Containing a Nuclear Iran

Barring a great surprise, the Islamic Republic will get its nuke. How will the U.S. respond?

January 24, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

Houthis Renew Attack on Abu Dhabi With Ballistic Missiles

On Monday morning, Abu Dhabi came under ballistic missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis, according to a statement by the United Emirates Ministry of Defense. “The Ministry of Defense announced on Monday...

July 7, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Beijing Eyes New Military Bases Across the Indo-Pacific

Tanzania, Cambodia, and the UAE are on China’s wish list—and now Kiribati, within striking distance of Hawaii.

March 22, 2021 | Dennis Ross, Shany Mor

Securing Peace in the Middle East After Trump

Dennis Ross When it comes to the Abraham Accords, the Trump Administration deserves the credit for taking advantage of an opportunity, one it responded to but did not initiate. It was the UAE that came...

March 5, 2021 | Varsha Koduvayur |

An Economic Showdown Brews in the Gulf

Saudi Arabia is laying the foundations for another Gulf crisis – this time provoking its ally, the United Arab Emirates. Just weeks after patching up a years-long dispute with Qatar, the kingdom has announced...

November 7, 2016 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Why Are U.S.-Sanctioned Airlines Still Flying to the Gulf States?

America’s Gulf allies are shooting themselves in the foot. While they strive to push back against Iran’s regional aggression and terrorist proxies, they are allowing operations by a S...

July 27, 2016 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Terrorists in our backyard: the Hezbollah threat in Latin America

In Latin America, the combination of weak governments, porous borders, widespread corruption, and the lack of adequate legislative tools to combat terror finance creates an ideal environment for...

November 24, 2014 | |

Double Trouble: Beware of the Irani-Sudanese Partnership

It’s a rare day that the Sudan Tribune runs headlines that garner international attention. But on September 1, the...

April 14, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer FDD Policy Brief |

Dubai: A Hub for Illicit Transactions for Iran and Turkey?

Turkey was rocked by a report last month, leaked by the Istanbul Prosecutor’s office,...

April 3, 2012 | John Hannah |

What Obama Should Say When Kurdistan’s President Masoud Barzani Visits Washington

In my last post, I sketched out the strategic case for significantly deepening U.S.-Kurdish ties. While such a parad...

August 30, 2010 | Claudia Rosett The Rosett Report

Daisy Khan’s ‘Postponed’ Travels — Now What?

Yet another news flash on the whereabouts of the self-described "bridge-building" couple behind the Ground Zero mosque: Last week, Daisy Khan was poised to travel to the Middle East, pla...

May 31, 2003 | The Dissident

The Real Roots of Islamic Extremism

By Stephen Schwartz The victimized terrorists are variously thought to be directing their anger against Western-induced poverty; the Western-supported rise of Israel; or the Western impe...