Dr Abdulkhaleq Abdulla is a UAE-based retired professor of political science. He is currently a non-resident senior fellow at Harvard University
Articles
CommentWith Iran in retreat, who is going to fill the vacuum in the Middle East?
Three poles are emerging in the region
CommentAugust 12, 2025
CommentA self-assured UAE is playing a balancing role in a dynamic world
An active middle power in a rising Asia, the Emirates also sits comfortably next to the world's only global superpower: America
CommentMay 09, 2025
CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst
The Iran-Israel conflict, were it to happen, would essentially be Netanyahu’s war
CommentOctober 06, 2024
The Gaza war is brutal, but hardly transformational
More people have died and been displaced than during the first Nakba, but it won't change the region fundamentally
CommentMarch 27, 2024
Two months in, we can see the losers and winners in Israel’s Gaza war
The longer the conflict continues, the more fortunes change
CommentDecember 08, 2023
The Mena region is teetering between conflict resolution and chaos
Countries have keenly sought to de-escalate tensions, but it would be easy for things to spiral out of control
CommentJuly 06, 2023
The UAE-Iran diplomatic reset is part of a greater focus on regional stability
It is a culmination of four years of talks on many levels between Abu Dhabi and Tehran
CommentAugust 24, 2022
Lessons from Afghanistan for the Gulf
It is time to reduce dependence on Washington in the strategic realm
CommentAugust 17, 2021
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