United Arab Emirates

Talk to the Gulf About Leadership

Washington needs to do more to push its allies toward sustainable stability.

GCC Expansion at a Time of Arab Turmoil

Why the United States should recognize and encourage expansion of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Lobbying through the Silver Screen

Why oil-rich Middle Eastern nations are funding Hollywood films.

Saudi Arabia's More Perfect Union

The house of Saud is meeting resistance as it pushes other gulf monarchies toward a closer union.

Unmasking the Democracy Promoters

As the UAE shuts down an American NGO, a reflection on how crusades on behalf of presumed “universal values” have a way of going awry.

China in the Persian Gulf

U.S. pressure on Iran is backfiring. China is making sure of it.

Saleh's Medical Treatment

Washington's goal should be to try to be avoid being muddied by what inevitably will be a very messy situation in Yemen.

What Arabs Really Think

The latest Arab opinion poll shows mature, thoughtful separation of beliefs from sentiments. That is more than can be said of American discussion of the Middle East.

Metternich of Arabia

King Abdullah and his fellow Persian Gulf monarchs ally against the Arab Spring.

The Multipolar Middle East

The GCC aka The Arab Monarch's Club. Soon to be on the wrong side of history.    

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June 18, 2013