DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR THE UAE
As tensions with Iran are expected to ease under the Biden administration, the United Arab Emirates’ economic ties and legacy relations position it to potentially play a pivotal role in Gulf outreach to Tehran, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.
NORMALIZATIONS LESS NORMAL: ISRAEL, KOSOVO, UAE
The “Abraham Accords” among Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain reveal a U.S.-led shift in diplomacy away from multilateralism and democratization toward economic self-interest and a tenuous balance of power among competing alliances, writes Allan Marks.
NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER HISTORIC ABRAHAM ACCORDS PEACE AGREEMENT
At present no one can say when and if Saudi Arabia will join peace accords with Israel, and Syria should also be considered, writes Abraham Wagner.
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