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  • Is Russia really siding with the UAE against Iran?

    Still, it is essential not to exaggerate the significance of the Russia-GCC joint statement on resolving the Iran-UAE dispute. As both Moscow and Tehran are fully aware, Iran will not enter into negotiations with the UAE, much less allow the International Court of Justice, to arbitrate their dispute. The Russia-GCC joint statement does nothing to alter the fact that Iran remains in control of the three islands and is likely to remain so.

  • What’s ahead for the Wagner Group in Africa and the Middle East?

    Ukraine aside, the Wagner Group has sent mercenary deployments to Syria, Libya, Mozambique, Mali, the Central African Republic, and Sudan. Unconfirmed rumors have been swirling about Wagner’s presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wagner also maintains logistical, support, smuggling, and money laundering affiliates and subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates. Through a vast network of intermediaries and shell companies, its business, commodity-extraction, and disinformation operations span even more countries.

  • With Messi in MLS and Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, is a battle for star players emerging?

    Messi turned down the Saudi money for the Miami lifestyle (…and also a lot of money) to choose Inter Miami, but he’s in the minority now.

  • Saudi deal frustrations? Jay Monahan? Rewards? Jon Rahm opens up

    “I still think they have the best interest of the players at heart. All we have right now, it’s a framework agreement. It’s an agreement to have an agreement. We really don’t have anything right now to be able to say or judge what they’ve done. That’s all I can say.”

  • Will China ever get rich? A new era of much slower growth dawns

    China is entering an era of much slower economic growth, raising a daunting prospect: it may never get rich. Whether the world's second-largest economy chugs ahead at 3-4% annually or flirts, as some economists expect, with Japan-like "lost decades" of stagnation, it looks set to disappoint its leaders, its youth, and much of the world. Policymakers hoped to narrow China's development gap with the United States. Young Chinese went to universities to study for advanced-economy jobs. Africa and Latin America count on China buying their commodities.

  • Opinion: A Saudi-American Alliance?

    America, after all, has the military power already in place in the Gulf to establish deterrence, but its lack of will to exercise that power recently has resulted in its being seen as a paper tiger by adversaries. Only an ironclad commitment by the United States to come to the aid of Saudi Arabia should the latter be attacked will encourage Saudi Arabia to resume its position under the American umbrella.

  • Can Kuwait Get Its Oil Strategy Back on Track?

    The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has been unable to reach its 2020 oil exploration and production capacity targets, and the Al-Zour refinery project has been beset by delays, leading to billions of dollars in unrealized revenue. As consumers turn away from fossil fuels – a process accelerated by the Ukraine war – Kuwait runs the risk of leaving part of its untapped hydrocarbon resources in the ground.

  • What’s Next for Israel’s Judicial Overhaul and Netanyahu?

    They call it “salami tactics.” Critics of the plan by Israel’s right-wing government to overhaul the country’s judiciary accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of slicing up the original legislative package in a bid to make it more palatable. Some protesters made that point by brandishing giant plastic salamis during large-scale protests on Tuesday.

  • Will Iran vs. Kuwait-Saudi Arabia on gas field turn into trilateral deal?

    Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have “rejected” Iranian plans to commence drilling in a shared gas field. The contention over the offshore natural resource is rooted in the lack of demarcated maritime boundaries between Iran and Kuwait. While rival claims to the field have been longstanding, the dispute has gained prominence as Iran is pursuing rapprochement with both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

  • Opinion: A grand US-Saudi bargain? The cost of ties with Israel

    “The recent near-hysteria in Congress over a private business arrangement merging two professional golf associations, the US-based PGA and the Saudi-sponsored LIV Golf, underscores the strength of Saudi-phobia in the Congress and would certainly bear on any debate over the consequential Saudi demands,” Feierstein told TNA.