[xxxvi] Camille Lons, “Battle Of the Ports: Emirates Sea Power Spreads From Persian Gulf To Africa,” Newsweek, August 6, 2018; “UAE Ready To Take On Greater Security Burden In Middle East, Minister,” Reuters, July 28, 2018. . . ..…
Its strategic position, with close access to the oil lanes of Red Sea and Persian Gulf, means that it was prize during Cold War between Russia and United States.. ..…
Russian naval base Yemen — presumably at or near Socotra, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Bab-El Mandab, Arabian Sea and Western reaches of Indian Ocean, possibly including the Persian Gulf. Bases Libya, Cyprus, Yemen and Sudan would further extend that range to the Central Mediterranean,..…
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