6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (219+ words) In his seminal memoirs, “White House Years and Ending the Vietnam War,” Henry Kissinger consistently highlighted that Jordan occupied a permanent nexus in American strategic planning for the Middle East. He perceived the Hashemite Kingdom not merely as a convenient…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (437+ words) The economic transformation of the Gulf and Europe’s quest for strategic autonomy are ushering in a new era of complementarity based on investment, innovation and trust Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman are undergoing rapid…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (455+ words) Faced with the air strikes on Larak and the missile retaliation, Abu Dhabi responds with defensive deterrence and commercial pragmatism At four in the morning, strategic command and intelligence centres in Abu Dhabi were already monitoring a dual military escalation…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (689+ words) The Sultanate of Oman has stepped up its diplomatic mediation to prevent the closure of the Strait of Hormuz from permanently choking international energy supplies monitored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). During urgent ministerial meetings in Tehran, Omani Foreign…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (641+ words) An analysis by the Middle East Forum argues that past failures highlight the fragility of the Mecca Agreement. Internal unrest and rivalries have long been mitigated by official regional alliances in the Middle East, though doubts about the success of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (647+ words) Veterans, particularly young veterans, men and women, are in danger of walking on the dark side in terrible isolation, despair and misery — in a darkness so extreme it defies comprehension by those who are in the light. These veterans are…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (556+ words) The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, discussed the escalation in the Middle East following the missile launches from Iran and the suspension of Emirati…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (545+ words) The armed confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran represents far more than another cyclical crisis in a region accustomed to instability. It has brought into sharp focus the profound transformation of the Middle East while exposing some of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) Atalayar Strategic coordination and maritime security in focus Reaffirming the historic alliance between Washington and Riyadh Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held a high-level meeting in Riyadh with the Commander of the United States Central Command…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) The relationship between the United States and Israel during Donald Trump's presidency marked one of the periods of closest strategic and political alignment between Washington and Tel Aviv in recent Middle Eastern history. However, beneath this hardening of the American…...