... from ISIS to Hezbollah. We have done work together with key leaders in Europe and the Middle East to try to establish contact points between them. This week we are moving... ... and the Gulf. The EU has a specific relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), they have been working on a free trade agreement for some 18 years and it is still... ... the EU and the new delegation to Kuwait is an indication of their relationship. The UAE too is allied to nearly all EU states.
Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of supporting...
On November 12–13, 2017, Abu-Dhabi hosted the Fourth Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, organized by Emirates Policy Center with the support of UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting brought together around 300 participants. Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, took part in the panel session on the role of Russia’s foreign policy in the Middle East region.
On November 12–13, 2017, Abu-Dhabi hosted the Fourth Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, organized by
Emirates Policy Center
with the support of UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting brought together around 300 participants....
... “natural” sphere of influence. In the Gulf case, the role of the regional hegemon is claimed jointly by Saudi Arabia and UAE, with Saudis providing most of the “hard” power, while Emirati contributing its political ideology and strategic vision.... ... regional disputes. The United States appears to be the perfect candidate to play this role. In fact, the concept of a “Greater Middle East” popular with the J.W. Bush — Junior Administration in the beginning of the century, envisaged building various ...
... Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain and Lebanon”
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In the meantime, the GCC states are countering the Houthi (an Iran backed proxy) insurgency in Yemen in an... ...
https://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2015/pr15383.htm
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Regional Economic Outlook Update Middle East and Central Asia Department May 2015, Statistical Appendix, IMF:
http://www... ....com/intl/cms/s/0/5ee82ce2-553b-11e5-8642-453585f2cfcd.html#axzz3mFpTTxV3
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Boost for UAE-Iran trade, Khaleej Times, July 15, 2015:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/economy/boost-for-uae-iran-trade...
