But Trump is only a symptom, the most blatant and cartoonish example of how the influence of outside money in Washington has become routine over the past generation. From the pervasive influence of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf monarchies over think tanks and media..…
By its commitment to the free, The absence of U.S response to Abqaiq suggests that United States is reluctant to stand by its Arab friends, and -flow of oil — critical interest for the energy producers of Gulf and to U.S allies Europe and elsewhere.. Arab leaders are also likely to..…
“After [Abraham] Lincoln, this is the first time we’ve had a president who is not just autocratic but has dictatorial tendencies,” said Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, citing Trump’s effort to bend constitutional..…
Prominent think tanks in Washington are funded by the Gulf states. The United Arab Emirates contributes generously to the coffers of the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Center for American Progress (CAP). ..…
Tension in Gulf and on Arabian peninsula has continued to rise, and Washington's allies Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have, with varying degrees of explicitness, blamed Iran for the sabotage of oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and Houthi Yemen.. ..…
Gulf Arab nations are believed to be recalculating their relations with Tehran over Washington’s Mideast policies. . ..…
Imad Allo told Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh news website that third parties, including Israel and the Persian Gulf Arab states, attempting to turn Iraq into scene for confrontation between Washington and Tehran.. ..…
According to TIP's managers, the group ran out of money after losing large proportion of its annual funds and donations due to the increased polarized in United States., .. ..…
., said Kristin Diwan of Arab Gulf States Institute Washington... That includes Loujain al-Hathloul, prominent rights activist who marked her 30th birthday this week in Saudi prison, . - Liberalisation drive -. ..…
Prominent think tanks in Washington are funded by the Gulf states. The United Arab Emirates contributes generously to the coffers of the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Center for American Progress (CAP). ..…
The trip came few days after Pompeo took tour of regional countries in bid to Arab countries and the. The meeting on Thursday coincided with mounting tensions between Tehran and Washington in Gulf region. . ..…
In 1980, Washington strengthened military relations with Arab states in Persian Gulf. It was fear of Iranian theocracy and not Cold War concerns which, in 1984, spurred Washington and Baghdad to renew diplomatic relations in what would turn out to be short and troubled..…
Several Arab states, including Lebanon, stayed away from the event while others including Jordan and Egypt, the two Arab nations that have reached peace agreements with Israel, sent deputy ministers. . Washington hopes wealthy Gulf states will bankroll the plan, which expects donor..…
Washington will be hoping that wealthy Gulf Arab states show concrete interest in the plan, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.. ..…
Saudi Arabia, Washington's gulf ally, said Iran had created situation with its aggressive behavior and the kingdom was consulting other Gulf Arab states on next steps... ..…
It's Saudi Arabia meets Singapore, Kristin Diwan, of Arab Gulf States Institute Washington, said... ..…
Baeidinejad denied that Iran or its 'proxies' were behind what Washington described as the 'sabotage' of oil tankers in the Gulf belonging to Saudi Arabia, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. ..…
Ali Alfoneh is a Visiting Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. . This article was originally published in The Arab Weekly. . . . . . . . . . . ..…
Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said some Muslim Brotherhood groups in the Middle East no longer cling to the movement’s dogmatic and transnational roots. ..…
Washington has sought to forge anti- Iran axis in Middle East bringing together Israel and Gulf Arab states to make common cause against what they see as Iranian meddling in the region.. ..…
Even states like Saudi Arabia, which avoided the brunt of the Arab Spring, became disillusioned with the American response to it. Relations between Riyadh and Washington gradually cooled. Throughout this period, the Gulf Arab states have grown more divided rather than more..…
“The U.S. has no idea what it wants, and Iran has no way to read Washington with all the mixed messages coming from the Trump administration,” says Ali Alfoneh, an Iran analyst who is a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, funded by Iran’s arch-enemy..…
Yet those ties have always been limited by their fundamental transactionalism and the emphasis on building personal relationships with powerful people in Washington as a substitute for lacking broad support among the American public. Moreover, the Gulf states—and Arab states in..…
Gulf Arab monarchies are using racism, bigotry, and fake news to denounce Washington's newest history-making politicians. . | December 11, 2018, 5:13 PM . ..…
Timothy Lenderking, the secretary for Persian Gulf affairs in Near East Bureau of US Department of State, told in United Arab Emirates on Sunday that Washington was under pressure to stop supporting the military aggression... ..…
It also provides an opportunity for these Arab countries to curry favor in Washington. ... United Arab Emirates . Muscat . Dubai . Washington . Abu Dhabi . Persian Gulf . . . ..…
Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, told The Daily Beast that Wikistrat doesn’t bill itself as a typical consulting firm. . ..…
But Khashoggi’s death has already shed light on the level of corruption and rot at the heart of Washington’s ties with the Gulf Arab states. ... The outrage theater currently on display in Washington and corporate boardrooms across the U.S. is as credible as the Saudi..…
Abdul Mahdi's elevation, therefore, is compromise everyone can live with, including United States, Saudi Arabia, Sadr, Kurdish parties, and even Iran, Hussein Ibish, of Arab Gulf States Institute Washington, wrote last week.. ..…
And that’s just a baseline figure for a far larger operation to buy influence in Washington, since it doesn’t include considerable sums given to elite universities or think tanks like the Arab Gulf States Institute, the Middle East Institute, and the Center for Strategic and..…
o informing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of the decision, Washington also notified Gulf crown princes, Muhammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Muhammad Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates, that the first US F-35 this region will be posted at Al Dhafra Air base 32km south of..…
In doing so, they undermine U.S security and economic interests, and enhance these actors influence in the region.5 Iranian government is purveyor of anti- American in Middle East as it seeks to compete with U.S influence in the region through power and in the arena of public diplomacy.. ..…
assessment written for Al Arabiya by Sigurd Neubauer, non-resident fellow at The Arab Gulf States Institute Washington, suggests that Ramadan 2016, which began June 5 and ends Tuesday, is indeed the recent times.. ..…
United States diminishing credibility and strategic grip within Arab world has created golden opportunity. Sunni friends loyal to Washington Saudi Arabia and Gulf States, are furious at President Obama's rush to sign treaty with Tehran. ..…
During the 1991 Gulf War, Israel held its fire at Washington's request so as not to upset a delicate balance of Arab allies enlisted to liberate Kuwait. . . . . . ..…