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Middle East Leaders Prefer the Devil They Know in U.S. Presidential Elections. And Yet a Biden Victory Might Be the Bitter Pill Needed for Reform in the Region
October 10, 2020
New human rights opprobrium from a U.S. president will be just what the doctor ordered for the investors to look at Saudi Arabia through a new prism.
The Rebellious Emirate of the UAE: Ras al Khaimah
October 8, 2020
The UAE’s embrace of Israel does not enjoy universal support in the seven emirates that make up the oil-rich federation.
Trump’s Mideast Mirage
September 28, 2020
The Trump administration, desperate for some good news, just manufactured its own news by confecting a ‘peace’ deal between Israel and a bunch of pipsqueak Arab monarchies – just in time for November US elections.
Maintaining Pretence Over Reality: ‘Simply Put, the Iranians Outfoxed the U.S. Defence Systems’
September 14, 2020
So it never was then a ‘peace agreement’ between Israel and the UAE. It was ‘normalisation’ for mounting a military alliance against Iran.
