Defence exports to the Gulf: No price on values

COVIDcast: Dame Meg Taylor on keeping Pacific Islands safe

Jonathan Pryke , Dame Meg Taylor

The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world.

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Endgame for Dubai

Dubai is the most visible of the seven small principalities forming the United Arab Emirates. But it’s the neighbouring Emirate, Abu Dhabi, that has the oil, money, and power. UAE’s decision-makers hail from the dominating al-Nayan family of Abu Dhabi. The de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi,

By Daniel Woker

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Make or break: UAE in Yemen

Last week, Associated Press published a particularly shocking report on abuse and torture by United Arab Emirates (UAE)–supported forces in a number of Yemeni prisons, adding another depressing layer to the conflict’s enormous scale of human suffering. The UAE and its

By Alexander Harper

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Exposed! Australia’s secret war plans to attack Iran! (Maybe)

Among the range of sensitive government documents in the 'Cabinet Files' release last week, a list appeared with reference to a secret report intended for Australian eyes only, titled "Bilateral Planning with the United Arab Emirates on the defence of the UAE in the event of Iranian Hostilities

By Rodger Shanahan

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