Israel: A strategic partner for the UAE?

Israel: A strategic partner for the UAE?

By Sigurd Neubauer November 9, 2017   Despite the city of Dubai’s remarkable success in transforming herself into a sprawling western-style financial hub, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) faced its most significant diplomatic crisis to-date in 2006. As American...
Qatar rides out the blockade

Qatar rides out the blockade

By Bill Law November 9, 2017   The air, land and sea blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt – otherwise known as the Quartet – has significantly impacted Qatar’s economy, but not nearly as much as the four...