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Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 October 2023

The conflict has created tensions between the UAE’s leaders and Arab public opinion. Over the longer term, the country’s assertive foreign policy has also drawn criticism from its…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 June 2023

High oil and gas prices have incentivised Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) hydrocarbon importers to accelerate their renewables build-outs, while exporters have deployed…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 August 2021

This was the culmination of months of backchannel talks between two of the Middle East’s bitterest rivals. It is intended to help reduce bilateral tensions and facilitate further…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 October 2020

The ‘Abraham Accords’ have secured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bipartisan political support in Washington, but also feed into the growing regional ‘cold war’ between the UAE…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2021

Since the sudden end of the three-and-a-half-year ‘Quartet’ boycott in January, Doha has stepped up efforts to normalise relations with formerly hostile Arab countries. It is also…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 February 2022

Cross-border electricity trade in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has historically been very limited, and mostly confined to quantity-based balancing and small amounts of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 March 2022

The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley, with…

Graphic analysis
Publication date: 11 July 2023

Surveys highlight an increasing acceptance by Arab young people of non-Arab states as allies of regional countries

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