Despite urgent need and a looming famine, key funders have cut aid pledges and funding to Yemen dramatically.
Articles tagged: ‘UAE’
The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over
Western Sahara: normalisation 2.0
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe move by the UAE and Jordan to recognise diplomatically Morocco’s control of Western Sahara has the potential to ignite further conflict in North Africa.
Yemen: the people, the warriors, and the war
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Yemen: the people, the warriors, and the war
Hope dwindles for a viable Palestinian state
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA gloomy prognosis for the emergence of a Palestine state in the wake of normalisation and other strategic regional geo-political shifts.
It’s so long Don and hello Joe
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSome are pleased and some uneasy but Middle East leaders are all prepared to move on to Biden as the Trump presidency recedes in the rearview mirror.
New power paradigms emerge in MENA
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe “Abraham Accords” are a signal that new alliances are forming rapidly in the Middle East as the US continues its retreat from the region.
A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy
Kuwait: a new emir faces an old nemesis
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailKuwait’s 83 year old emir inherits a fractious parliament and big economic challenges; his first significant act was to appoint an 81 year old as crown prince.
The F-35: a story of politics and profits
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: The United Arab Emirates decision to recognise Israel was conditional on the US selling the Emiratis the most dominant stealth fighter jet in the world.