Is the new Arab alliance too good to be true?

Source: Chatham House

Author(s): Dr. Neil Quilliam

Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/new-arab-alliance-too-good-be-true

Alliances in the Middle East come and go, often shaped and determined by regional competition and international intervention. The past few years have seen the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, the reconciliation between the GCC states following a four-year rift, and the once-strong Saudi-UAE partnership, built on close ties between crown princes Mohammed bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Salman, come under pressure.

An emerging regional alliance worth watching is that of Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, which brings together the region’s ‘odd fellows’

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