January 23, 2026
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Statecraft and Faultlines 6: Low-Trust Partnerships and High-Stakes Blocs

by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in […]

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What’s Happening in South Arabia?

By Ahmed Atef, Ph.D At the beginning The Federation of South Arabia was the name of a country located at the south of Yemen and was under British rule for 129 years (from 1839 to 1967). The South Arabian delegation who negotiated the agreement of independence in November 1967 opted to change the name of […]

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The U.S.’s Red Sea Dilemma vs Yemen’s Evasive Peace Settlement

By Amb. Dr. Mohamed Qubaty What is unfolding today across the Middle East is not the calm after Gaza, but the re-emergence of competing security architectures — a tangled web where trade routes and power balances intersect. From the Red Sea to the Levant, the region faces a defining moment: either it drifts into a […]

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The Emirates and Europe, A Sustainable Relationship

The Emirates and Europe a sustainable relationship by: Maria Maalouf Whoever observes the movement of Emirati diplomacy concludes that he is in front of a hive of bees that does not tire and does not get bored, achieving results without being distracted by a lot of words, as it is a diplomacy of actions, not […]

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The United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the World Climate Summit

By Maria Maalouf A version of this article in Arabic first appeared in Al-Ain. In recent decades, the United Arab Emirates has demonstrated its ability to adapt to crises and create safer and more sustainable alternatives in all economic, production, and service sectors, including clean energy. It is investing $100 billion in clean energy projects, […]

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