by Giorgio Cafiero and Kristian Alexander | Jan 30, 2020 | Analysis
The notion of tolerance in Emirati foreign policy By Giorgio Cafiero and Kristian Alexander 29/01/2019 Last year, 2019, was the “Year of Tolerance” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the Emirates, the official narrative was, as one author in The...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Tristan Ober | May 8, 2019 | Analysis
By Theodore Karasik and Tristan Ober The West has grown reluctant to intervene in ongoing crises in the Middle East and North Africa. At the same time, several Arab states are increasingly determined to flex their muscles with the aim of establishing a regional...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Jacopo Spezia Depretto | May 3, 2019 | Analysis
By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Jacopo Spezia Depretto 3/5/2019 Amid public pressure, ties between Israel and Gulf monarchies will have to be limited to informal meetings, public denials, middlemen and foreign subsidiary companies.In 1967, when asked “what sequence of...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero | Mar 30, 2019 | Analysis
Libyan General Haftar’s visit to Saudi Arabia By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero On March 27, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman hosted Libyan General Khalifa Haftar for talks at the al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh. This visit, which occurred one day before the...
by Mayur Kalathiya | Mar 20, 2019 | Analysis
By Giorgio Cafiero In Southern Yemen, decades-old grievances remain unaddressed. Many Southern Yemenis see themselves as the victims of exploitation at the hands of the leadership in the North. Such resentment increased following the Houthi takeover of Sana‘a in...