Albadr Alshateri

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Abu Dhabi
Albadr Alshateri received BA from Indiana University- Bloomington, where he studied political science, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. He also received a certificate in African studies from the same university. He received masters degree in political science and another in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Moreover, he received a Ph.D from the same university, specializing in comparative politics, international relations and political economy. Albadr was awarded Richard Mitchell Award for the meritorious student from Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Top Student’s Prize from Ministry of Education, UAE, and Sheikh Rashid Award from The Culture and Science Symposium in Dubai. He also won a prize for his dissertation entitled "The Political Economy Of State Formation: The United Arab Emirates in Comparative Perspective", from Society for Arab Gulf Studies (USA).
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
How UAE got its Covid-19 strategy so spot on

Decision-making in the country, for one, has been united and coherent during the pandemic, and this has been crucial

August 03, 2020, 5:18 AM
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House. AP
The US's partisan stance has undermined efforts to end Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Unsuccessful American attempts at peace seem to stem from a series of policies that could only be described as one-sided

March 09, 2020, 2:31 PM
Earlier this month, foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan, Somalia, Egypt and Yemen met in Riyadh as part of a new initiative to improve co-operation in the areas bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Reuters
The new Red Sea alliance has been borne out of an urgent necessity

At a time when the countries located on Bab El Mandab are either being wooed by faraway countries, or falling prey to Iranian-sponsored violence, Gulf nations are concerned about the protection of vital mutual interests

January 18, 2020, 5:19 AM
Iraqi Shiite men beat a bust of ousted president Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in 2003. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP
To understand today's conflicts in the Middle East, we have to look to the past

A combination of ambitious leaders, historical grievances and a jostling for power have led to the current plight

November 25, 2019, 2:43 PM
A protester waves a Lebanese flag. AP 
What will 'fix' Lebanon? A century of sectarianism cannot be scrapped overnight – but it can be transformed

It is imperative any reforms are carried out while avoiding breaking the political system or causing its collapse

November 11, 2019, 4:36 PM