Jean-Loup Samaan

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Abu Dhabi

Jean-Loup Samaan is an Abu Dhabi-based researcher in strategic affairs. He was previously an associate professor in strategic studies with the UAE National Defence College

Nato's new 10-year strategy seems to be all about China

The Western military alliance has never cast Beijing in such a stark light before

December 17, 2020

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had been Mali's president for seven years before he was removed from power in a coup last month. Reuters

Mali's French connection risks becoming tenuous

Paris will find it challenging to continue supporting the Malian army's counterrorism efforts while trying to nudge the junta to hand back power to the civilians

September 15, 2020

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepares to address European parliament foreign affairs committee members in January on the alliance's need to beef up its military training operation in Iraq once the government in Baghdad requests that it resume work. Francisco Seco / AP Photo

How Nato's Iraq expansion is a test for its Middle East plans

Buffeted by internal divisions and pressure from Washington, the Atlantic alliance's Middle Eastern objectives look uncertain

February 24, 2020

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, with Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

The UAE's investment in Mauritania will help stabilise the wider sub-Sahara

Abu Dhabi is mindful that its contribution is not just through security measures but also long-term development

February 9, 2020

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, presents the Order of Zayed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

India-Gulf ties are ready to soar

The elevation of India's political friendship with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman will determine the endurance of these partnerships

January 25, 2020

Israeli troops on the Golan Heights during the 1973 war.

In Golan, a battle looms between Iran and Israel

The Golan Heights is becoming a flashpoint between Israel and Iran in Syria's bloody conflict.

October 26, 2015

EU remains timid on Hizbollah out of fear for Lebanon

Subtle calculations about possible consequences are behind the EU's reluctance to brand Hizbollah as a terrorist organisation.

February 26, 2013

Death of Stuxnet marks half-hearted US-Iran diplomacy

Computerised sabotage in Iran reveals that one thing the US and Iranian governments share is a lack of interest in real negotiations.

June 26, 2012

Education

Matthew Hurn is the chief financial officer of Mubadala’s Alternative Investments and Infrastructure business. Images: Alamy and courtesy of Mubadala

Receiving an OBE is 'an incredibly proud moment', Mubadala executive says

Economy

Moutia, 21, said the violent protests were a way for him and his peers to have a voice and "to get out our anger," but that the harsh prison sentences handed down to youth are yet another way that those in power "rob us and murder our dreams." Erin Clare Brown / The National

Neglected neighbourhood fuels Tunisia's protest

MENA

An Emirates staff member assists a passenger at Dubai International Airport.

Coronavirus explained: The latest UAE travel rule changes

Transport

Houri ElMayan says second-hand sales require a bit of a strategy. Users must spend time monitoring and republishing their listings, she says. Courtesy Houri ElMayan

How UAE residents are making money from second-hand items

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