https://mena-studies.org/tags/uae/Recent content in United Arab Emirates on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBWed, 24 Dec 2025 00:46:58 +0100https://mena-studies.org/yasmeen-al-eryani-houthi-de-escalation-is-unlikely-to-last/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:38:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/yasmeen-al-eryani-houthi-de-escalation-is-unlikely-to-last/In this interview, Yasmeen Al-Eryani examines why the Houthi de-escalation is unlikely to last, the triggers for renewed maritime escalation, and the limits of international and regional leverage in Yemen. She also assesses Saudi Arabia’s shift from pursuing…https://mena-studies.org/challenges-to-expanding-the-abraham-accords/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:38:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/challenges-to-expanding-the-abraham-accords/Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 and 2021 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, no additional countries have joined the framework. At the same time, none of the signatories have withdrawn. The Abraham…https://mena-studies.org/islamism-in-the-gulf-states-between-reforms-security-pressures-and-geopolitical-tensions/Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:51:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/islamism-in-the-gulf-states-between-reforms-security-pressures-and-geopolitical-tensions/The Gulf states—key players in global geopolitics and energy security—find themselves walking a constant tightrope. On one hand, they pursue societal modernization and economic diversification; on the other, Islamist movements continue to pose a tangible…https://mena-studies.org/egypt-is-this-how-you-repay-loyalty-sisi/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:58:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/egypt-is-this-how-you-repay-loyalty-sisi/In a provocative and widely perceived betrayal of Arab consensus, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed Iran’s Foreign Minister to Cairo earlier this month—officially opening Egypt’s doors to a sectarian regime long accused of fueling bloodshed…https://mena-studies.org/gulf-rulers-are-feeling-uneasy/Sat, 24 May 2025 17:57:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/gulf-rulers-are-feeling-uneasy/At first, the atmosphere was one of polite celebration. At a reception in Abu Dhabi marking Israel’s Independence Day, Yossi Shelly, Israel’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, addressed his guests with carefully chosen words that echoed the official…https://mena-studies.org/do-the-emirates-actively-support-the-civil-war-in-sudan/Thu, 01 May 2025 13:06:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/do-the-emirates-actively-support-the-civil-war-in-sudan/In 2023, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wanted to find out what was really going on at the large field hospital in Amdjarass, in northeastern Chad. Rumors were circulating. The Emirates Red Crescent had started building a…