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Andreas Krieg

Sep 17, 20213 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Apr 30, 20214 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Apr 1, 20214 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Jan 6, 20214 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Dec 16, 20204 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Nov 30, 20204 min read

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...

Andreas Krieg

Nov 12, 20203 min read

Solving the Qatar Crisis might be harder for Biden than Trump

By Dr Andreas Krieg & Sebastien Boussois [originally published in French on Marianne https://www.marianne.net/agora/tribunes-libres/ces-g...