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The UAE's continuity is based not on avoiding risk but managing it

The Iran-US ceasefire does not resolve underlying tensions but it does reveal how the Emirates operates under pressure

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QuoteTrump's discourtesy to Britain matters less than the damage to Nato

QuoteThe 21-mile gap in international law that could reshape the global order

It's only natural that a model as successful as the UAE's would attract heat

Attacks on Gulf energy sites are attacks on the global energy transition

The bridge between Rubio's Munich speech and the Supreme Court birthright fight

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Why the Gulf economies need to harmonise

Is the UN sliding into irrelevance?

There is much more to the Strait of Hormuz than oil

Insights on this war, gleaned from a coffee with an Iranian aide years ago

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Past lessons provide route map to escape Iran war energy jolt

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Financial fraud thrives in the fog of war – and the UAE is ready for it