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The agreement moves Doha closer to Beijing, which has been meticulously building up its presence in the Gulf.
Both events also could force Washington to rethink or revive its Middle East partnerships.
U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to end the six-year war in Yemen by dialing down military interventions and returning to diplomacy. Strange as it may seem, the Saudis’ current strategy is not that different.
The military is woven into almost every part of Egypt’s economy. It runs businesses, produces goods, and manages huge infrastructure projects. What are the consequences of involving a country’s armed forces so deeply in its private and public enterprise?
Riyadh is displaying a new foreign policy activism under the leadership of King Salman and his powerful son.
Washington and its allies should strategically continue patient diplomacy unless Iran resumes provocative nuclear activities.
The world can be an awfully dangerous and unpredictable place.
With intensifying international pressure to end hostilities, a brief lull in fighting currently prevails in Gaza. But a formal ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has proven elusive.
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and possible future incursions into eastern Ukraine could reshape the geopolitical map of Europe and derail cooperation between Moscow and the West for years to come.
Egypt’s chronically weak non-Islamist political parties will be tested in crucial elections in 2014. Here is at look at the major players and the flaws holding them back.