The Dhow: 1/5/26

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The Dhow: January 5, 2026

Featured Event

Outlook 2026: Prospects and Priorities for U.S.-Gulf Relations in the Year Ahead

January 8, 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30 am ET | Online

Speakers Ali Alfoneh, Tim Callen, Kristin Smith Diwan, Hussein Ibish, Abbas Kadhim, Amb. William Roebuck, Amb. Douglas A. Silliman

Zayed National Museum

ANALYSIS

ARTS & CULTURE

Abu Dhabi’s Big Bid on Culture

Rebecca Anne Proctor

Alongside its bid to become a regional and global economic powerhouse, the UAE capital is also rising as a new global capital for culture.

The Gulf’s Return to Lebanon?

Paul Shaya

A new government and the movement to disarm a weakened Hezbollah are increasing Gulf states’ trust in Lebanon, but Gulf-Lebanese rapprochement is not yet right around the corner.

AGSI IN ARABIC

صورة من أسوشييتد برس/ أليكس براندون

السياسة والحكم

ترامب بين شبح أبستين وقاعدته

هشام ملحم

بين المشاكل الداخلية والانقسام الجمهوري، هل يخسر ترامب قاعدته الشعبية التي أبقته في الصدارة

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