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In Snub to Washington, UAE Reaches Out to Russia
March 20, 2022
Washington’s geopolitical cards are dwindling rapidly. The high-level UAE visit to Moscow this week has consolidated OPEC+ support for Russia in the energy war now raging between east and west.
Ukraine Crisis Will Spurn Wave of Authoritarianism Around the World
February 21, 2022
Middle East countries, certainly in the GCC region, are benefitting from the Ukraine standoff as the heat is taken off them, Martin Jay writes.
Russia Is Primed for a Persian Gulf Security ‘Makeover’
December 4, 2021
Crucially, Moscow also reiterated its full support for Tehran’s position during the current JCPOA round in Vienna, as well as in other Iran-related issues reaching the UN Security Council.
Biden Under New Pressure to Drop Trump’s Iran Sanctions
November 24, 2021
The Gulf Arab states are now desperate to get the Iran deal back, fearing that Iran’s overtures are left unchecked and the crisis will only get worse.
