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Articles on the United Arab Emirates: its leadership, development model, foreign policy, and regional and international role.
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The UAE: the model and the role
Readings of the Emirati experience: the state Sheikh Zayed built on generosity and openness, a foreign policy that is recalculating its alliances, and a regional role that advances with confidence in times of crisis.
- Why is the UAE reappraising its alliances?12 May 2026
- Abu Dhabi sees leaving OPEC as a matter of national interest18 May 2026
- What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care?10 May 2026
- The Pride of Arabism: Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan22 September 2017
- The UAE’s Soft Power: the Power of the Model8 May 2017
- History Is Written by Real Men13 May 2016
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Extremism
When Neighborhood Security Is National Security
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s September 29 visit to Riyadh was far from a routine meeting between two close…
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Abu Dhabi turns the economic screws on Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was not just being courteous when he spoke about the UAE’s decision to stop commercial…
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Dubai built an economic empire Iran’s return cannot erase
Recently, an argument has emerged which maintains that the rise of Dubai and the Gulf states was closely tied to…
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Press Interviews
The Christian Science Monitor: The war did not create Emirati national identity, it revealed its maturity
In a report by The Christian Science Monitor published on July 27, 2026, titled “Targeted by Iran, this Gulf nation…
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Gulf security
Drying up Hormuz: How weaponized geography backfires
There are two ways to read what is unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz today. The first is familiar: the…
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Video Interviews
Interview with “50 Minutes” on Al Mashhad TV: How the Brotherhood works, and why Egypt is the backbone of the Arabs
Dr. Salem Alketbi was a guest on “50 Minutes” on Al Mashhad TV with host Mohammed Abu Obeid, in an…
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Press Interviews
Newsweek: Gulf security cannot be treated as a secondary issue
In a Newsweek report published on June 26, 2026, titled “Where the New Middle East Order Stands Today,” by Tom…
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Video Interviews
Interview with AZERTAC: The UAE–Azerbaijan partnership, from solar power to hydrogen
Dr. Salem Alketbi was a guest on Azerbaijan and the World, a program by Azerbaijan’s state news agency AZERTAC, in…
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Abu Dhabi sees leaving OPEC as a matter of national interest
The United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ did not appear to be a technical move tied only to…
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Extremism
UAE dismantles Iran-linked terror cells
Amid regional tensions and Iranian attacks on Gulf states, information disclosed in the United Arab Emirates shows the activity of…
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