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Andreas Krieg
- May 13
- 5 min
Why the UAE Wants to Be Club Med for the World's Kleptocrats
Attracting dirty foreign capital is not just a money-making scheme for the UAE. It has become an integral part of its policy aims to...
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Andreas Krieg
- Apr 22
- 4 min
The Russia-Ukraine war and the crisis of liberalism
As long as crimes against Uyghurs, Palestinians, or Yemenis go unchallenged, western support for Ukrainians resisting Russian aggression...
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Andreas Krieg
- Mar 20
- 3 min
How does Qatar use its military power as a means to build influence?
Despite Qatar trying to maintain its position as a neutral player, its use of military lever for alliance building has been firmly...
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Andreas Krieg
- Mar 18
- 5 min
With Friends like This: The UAE emerges as key enabler of Putin’s Russia
Andreas Krieg & Matthew Hedges A picture says more than a thousand words: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed laughing with his...
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Andreas Krieg
- Jan 27
- 4 min
Ukraine conflict: Could Qatar's gas bail out Europe?
With Europe now in the midst of an energy crisis, it is high time to diversify the continent's energy strategy [This article originally...
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Andreas Krieg
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Saudi-Qatar reconciliation, from a divisive canal to a railroad connection
The post-Al Ula Gulf is still characterized by mistrust and suspicion, but what role will joint infrastructure and investment projects...
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Andreas Krieg
- Dec 17, 2021
- 5 min
The limits of the UAE’s neo-mercantilism
Since August, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been on a comprehensive regional tour that has involved Abu Dhabi reconciling with...
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Andreas Krieg
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Qatar: Emir speech draws a line under tribal divisions and regional adventurism
In the wake of recent diplomatic successes in Gaza and Afghanistan, Doha is emphasising the need for national unity and regional dialogue...
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Andreas Krieg
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Qatar's Investment in the Taliban: How much Influence does it buy?
Doha has made itself indispensable to Afghan negotiations, but its influence depends on moderate Taliban members, who are now struggling...
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Andreas Krieg
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
UAE and Qatar: Soft power to replace the cold war
Smart diplomacy might for the time being be more effective levers for the UAE as a self-declared regional powerhouse [This article...
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Andreas Krieg
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
Saudi Arabia and the UAE: When crown princes fall out
The growing divergence of interests between the two neighbours has created serious cracks in the thin veneer of their once-hailed...
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Andreas Krieg
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
The UAE is not retreating from military adventures, merely entrenching
Abu Dhabi remains a highly assertive player in the region, willing to use all levers of power to achieve its ends [This article...
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Andreas Krieg
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Al-Aqsa attacks: UAE social media influencers jump on Israel's hasbara bandwagon
With the state's implicit support, Twitter users are twisting, selecting and reframing facts to serve Israel's cause at the expense of...
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Andreas Krieg
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
The UAE's grand strategy is shaping a new regional order
As Western countries take a backseat, the UAE is gradually building a region that empowers Russia and China – much at the expense of...
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Andreas Krieg
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Qatar’s Labor Rights Legacy: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Most analysts agree that constructive criticism of the labor rights situation in Qatar is a necessary by-product of the run-up to the...
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Andreas Krieg
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
Qatar World Cup 2022: Critics are spinning the facts on migrant labour
Far from being constructive, calls for a boycott of the international sporting event risk stopping Doha's reform effort in its tracks...
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Andreas Krieg
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
The UAE's Tactical Withdrawal from a Strategic Engagement in Yemen
The UAE's drawdown from its Assab military base in Eritrea comes as the new Biden administration is re-evaluating America's commitment to...
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Andreas Krieg
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
Qatar blockade: The narrative war is far from over
While Saudi Arabia seems reconciled, a clash of visions will continue across the Middle East and North Africa [originally published on...
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Andreas Krieg
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Risks of Selling Arms to the Arab World’s Greatest Disruptor
The debate about the sale of the F-35 to the UAE has been highly politicizes in Washington – yet mostly for the wrong reasons. Looking at...
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Andreas Krieg
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
How the UAE weaponised western fears of Islam to crush dissent
Abu Dhabi has capitalised on orientalist fears in the West to stigmatise "Islamism" as a catch-all phrase encompassing any form of...
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