A decade of de-escalation among Gulf states could be at risk if Israel-Hamas violence spills across region. And that could threaten Saudi plans to transform the kingdom.
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Is the much-heralded Israel-Saudi peace deal now dead? And how is Iran likely to respond? An expert in Middle Eastern politics explains
Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between two regional powers could unlock a path to peace.
Al-Shabaab’s evolution over nearly two decades has been centred around three major goals.
A judicial commission has found that the Guptas orchestrated massive corruption and the capture of the South African state, with the help of their friend, former president Jacob Zuma.
Allegations that World Bank officials manipulated country rankings in its much-used ease of doing business index highlight a deeper problem with these types of rankings.
Human rights groups are calling on Australia to ban arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, following the lead of the Biden administration.
The Abraham Accords peace deal was supposed to herald a new era for the Middle East. Yet the fault-lines remain as deep as ever.
Anyone who wants to market to ‘Zoomers’ needs to do their research first.
If China succeeds, it will be the first country ever to visit and land on Mars on its first try.
Plus what protesters in Belarus want to happen next. Episode 1 of The Conversation’s new weekly podcast.
Underlying issues which led to the three-year dispute have not been resolved.
Sports diplomacy has eased relationships between nations before – here’s how it could help Israel, Bahrain and the UAE as they enter into new peace accords.
Originally scheduled for March, the IPL 2020 kicks off in the UAE on September 19 with tight coronavirus restrictions.
‘Beta testing’ of bold ideas is rare in foreign affairs, but the UAE and Bahrain have provided just such a test case for the Saudis in their own push to normalise relations with Israel.
With France on manoeuvres and Germany struggling to play peacemaker, Turkish-Greek relations are close to 1974 lows.
In just a few years, the Hope mission has boosted UAE’s economy and science capacity.
A new nuclear plant called Barakah is nearing completion in the UAE. But it risks further stabilising the volatile Gulf region.
To ensure its energy security and influence in the Gulf region, the United Kingdom will likely deepen its relations with GCC nations in a post-Brexit world.
With the opening of a synagogue in Dubai and warmer relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, some Arab states suddenly appear to be more open to friendship with Israel and Jews. Why?
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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PhD Student, UMass Boston
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Senior Lecturer in International Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute and Institute for Science Innovation and Society, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor in International Security, University of Leeds
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PhD Candidate, UCL
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Associate Professor of Middle East Politics, Durham University
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Research Associate, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Exercise and Nutrition, University of Stirling