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Of pragmatism, bombs and human rights

15 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Joe Biden talked about taking away the free pass human rights abusers enjoyed with his White House predecessor but politics and pragmatism, rather than human rights prevail.

Regional security: how the GCC could play a role

7 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

Opportunity beckons for a MENA regional security initiative but it requires a leadership role from the GCC.

Wang Yi’s Middle East Tour de Force

6 April 20216 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, China, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, USA

The Chinese foreign minister visited six countries in seven days, signing a mega-deal with Iran while cementing economic, military and diplomatic relations everywhere he went.

Hydrogen and Hobson’s Choice

8 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, hydrogen, Saudi Arabia

A hydrogen economy may be Saudi Arabia’s least bad hope for the future.

Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

19 February 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsBiden, China, Iran, Iraq, Libya, MENA, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

How will a change in China’s economic direction affect the Gulf?

26 January 202126 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

A shift in China’s global economic approach hasn’t affected the Gulf states for now but there is no guarantee the status quo will stay in place.

Egypt faces a second wave of Covid-19

13 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Covid-19, Egypt, UAE

Covid-19 second wave plunges Egypt’s national health system back into crisis. The regime deploys propaganda and disinformation as it engages in vaccine diplomacy with China.