Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 21 September 2022 | TR
What Liz Truss' leadership could mean for UK foreign policy in the Middle East Liz Truss was nominated as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister on 5 September, replacing her predecessor Boris Johnson, the man [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 07 June 2022
As influential regional powers with substantial energy links to the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been forced to adapt to an increasingly multipolar world, one where the United States (US) is perceived as facing declining influence vis-a-vis China and Russia
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 06 September 2021
Can the UAE and Turkey mend their fraught ties? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) de facto ruler, on August [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 19 July 2021
What does the Saudi-Emirati spat over Opec+ mean for the GCC? A standoff has recently erupted between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and fellow [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 27 April 2021
Renewed attempts to reach a breakthrough over Ethiopia’s River Nile dam faltered on April 4, as Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reiterated his warnings of a conflict. Tensions are therefore extremely high over the ongoing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 07 March 2021
Marib Conflict: The Limits of Biden’s Declaration to End Yemen’s War Since US President Joe Biden administration’s announced on February 4 an end to “relevant” arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and a reversal of [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 23 November 2020
Hope for peace in Libya advanced after new United Nations (UN)-brokered Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks took place last month, aiming to establish a long-term ceasefire to the war-torn country. The agreement was signed in Geneva on October 23. 75 UN selected delegates joined talks in Tunisia on November 13 and “agreed that national elections should take place on December 24, 2021.”
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 29 July 2020
COVID-19 has spread rapidly in Yemen, although this has gone largely under-reported. The health system in the country has collapsed due to five years of war
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 05 July 2020
What Drives the Foreign Policy Alignment between France and the United Arab Emirates? In a press conference on June 22nd, French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Turkey’s role in supporting the UN-recognised Government of National [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 04 May 2020
Coronavirus in the Gulf: A Lasting Authoritarianism? The economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are expected to be hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, developing technological and security measures implemented in [...]
