Security

AGSIW hosted Athol Yates for a discussion of his book exploring the history of the UAE’s armed forces.

This report is based on the presentations and discussions during the UAE Security Forum 2020, “Resilient Economies, Resilient Societies,” held December 15-17, 2020 virtually.

The new direction taken by the Biden administration might reopen the doors for the United States and European allies to cooperate to bring more security and stability to the Gulf region.

Aspects of the Gulf conflict have trickled down to North Africa and fault lines have further hardened in various states due to their own internal political and socioeconomic dynamics.

On January 21, AGSIW hosted a virtual roundtable on the future of U.S. arms sales to the Gulf.

AGSIW experts explain what regional trends they’ll be following most closely as the year unfolds.

Biden will likely put weapons sales to the Gulf on the back burner, but, at the end of the day, the administration’s positions on arms sales will reflect continuity, not change.

Many Gulf states have shifted course on Syria, prioritizing concerns over growing Iranian and Turkish influence.