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The UAE is leaving Saudi Arabia squeezed in Yemen
This article was originally published with The Conversation Fighters aligned with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group in southern Yemen, raised their flags in the provinces of Hadramout and Marah in early December. The seizures mean the STC now controls all eight of the provinces that make up the south of the country. The new status quo looks like a fait accompli for the creation of a separate southern state. It has left Yemen’s internationally recog
Andreas Krieg
Dec 194 min read


How Abu Dhabi built an axis of secessionists across the region
From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab Spring
Andreas Krieg
Mar 2915 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
Apr 1, 20214 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
Dec 16, 20204 min read


