A panel discussion involving Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi commemorates the golden jubilee of the founding of the United Arab Emirates in 2021 in the context of Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre’s probe launch to Mars. Read more »
Archives for January 2016
Economic Integration can Ease Regional Tensions
The New Year has seen relations in the region spiral out of control with Saudi Arabia cutting off diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sectarian tensions mounted following the execution of prominent Saudi Shi’a cleric Nimr al-Nimr and the subsequent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran. With a resurgent Iran, emboldened by the lifting of sanctions and the recognition of global powers of its nuclear program, and a young, ambitious leadership in Saudi Arabia, it is likely that such diplomatic stand-offs will be a common occurrence in the near future. Read more »