Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and counter-UAV technologies appear poised to continue proliferating and evolving in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The accompanying articles shed light on their use in this corner…
A little-known group calling itself the “True Promise Brigades” claimed a 2 February attack on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), involving multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The group’s only…
Iran has a centuries-long history of separatist movements, often backed by foreign powers, including Portugal, Great Britain, and Russia. Many separatist movements took on an ethnic character, with various minorities—Kurds…
The accompanying passages from Greek and Saudi Arabian sources point to increasing military cooperation between the two countries, including Greece lending a US-made Patriot air defense missile system to Saudi…
Alongside the headline-grabbing strategic cooperation agreement with Iran, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent six-country Middle East trip showcased China’s deepening energy supply cooperation and advanced technology collaboration with Arab…
Among the most consequential military trends in the Middle East is the indigenous development and production of autonomous weapons systems and other platforms relying on new technologies. Saudi Arabia and…
In recent years the goal of Turkish foreign policy has been to achieve short-term results with coercive measures. Rather than engaging in diplomacy, Turkey has relied on hard power and…
On 13 August, Israel and the UAE signed an agreement establishing full diplomatic relations between the two countries. With this deal, the UAE became the third Arab state, after Egypt…
Arab countries are focused on growing their domestic military industries out of strategic concerns, according to the accompanying excerpted article from al-Arab. The article’s author attributes the growing focus on…