Opinion: UAE Project To Broker India-Pak Peace Is Its Most Ambitious Ever

Hussein Ibish, Bloomberg | Monday March 29, 2021

Nicknamed "Little Sparta" by American generals like former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the United Arab Emirates is widely acknowledged as a small country that punches far above its weight in military terms. But the tiny Gulf state also has outsize ambitions as a peace broker.

Opinion: Saudi Arabia's Brash Prince Takes His Show On The Road

Hussein Ibish, Bloomberg View | Wednesday March 21, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrived in Washington Monday for his first visit to the U.S. as presumptive heir to the throne. The trip comes at a crucial time in U.S.-Saudi relations, and a potential turning point in American policy toward the Middle East in general.