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Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 April 2021

The deal -- designed to allow Delek to focus on the larger Leviathan field -- highlights the growing commercial interest in East Mediterranean hydrocarbons. It also underlines the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 September 2020

Both Arab governments have had informal ties with Israel for some time. Unlike the UAE, which announced its recognition plans on August 13 in return for Israel halting its plans…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 October 2021

He declined to confirm reports of a Saudi visit preparing to reopen diplomatic facilities closed in 2016, pending further progress. A fourth round of negotiations between Saudi…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 July 2017

Ethiopia's protests.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 March 2023

He said that the China-mediated Iran-Saudi rapprochement announced on March 10 would play a major role in strengthening regional unity and cooperation. The deal caused widespread…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 March 2024

Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 June 2017

The UAE military is deeply concerned about both direct and indirect threats from Iran and from Sunni political Islam. It has therefore focused on building alliances with global…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 May 2023

This came amid a wave of rapprochements and a new emphasis on multipolarity across the region. US partners, including the Gulf states, Israel and Egypt, have signalled they do not…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 April 2018

Former territorial tensions between Muscat and its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) neighbours have receded in recent decades, allowing smoother cross-border links. However, the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 March 2023

This follows from the agreement to restore diplomatic relations signed in Beijing on March 10 between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies within two…

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