Egypt is the latest Arab state to reach out to Damascus. Spearheaded by Abu Dhabi, these contacts are eroding the isolation policy that has lasted for over a decade since civil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276366
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Those efforts ultimately failed to stop a surprise and rapid offensive by rebels in late November. By December 8, Damascus had fallen, and President Bashar al-Assad and his family…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Abu Dhabi reaches out to Tehran
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252214
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani recently visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar to seek financial and political support for the fledgling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB292414
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UAE: Relations with Washington deteriorate further
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268085
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UAE/SYRIA/ISRAEL: Outreach may be hard to balance
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264901
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This marked another step forward on Syria’s pathway to normalising its relations with the Gulf states and the wider Arab world. This has occurred despite President Bashar…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB290510
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President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231885
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Prospects for Syria in 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247564
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The visit comes as the region is experiencing a period of diplomatic détente. Bahrain is taking advantage by slowly rebuilding ties with Iran and Syria. However, increasing…