EA
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi
Academic
President of the Emirates Policy Center.
Notable Quotes
"If the strikes continue at this pace, and the Gulf cannot withstand a prolonged conflict, disruption to oil shipping lanes or closure of the Strait of Hormuz, it would be natural for other countries to step in, because global interests would be directly affected."View Story →
""If the strikes continue at this pace, and the Gulf cannot withstand a prolonged conflict, disruption to oil shipping lanes or closure of the Strait of Hormuz, it would be natural for other countries to step in, because global interests would be directly affected.""View Story →
"It is not our war. We did not want this conflict, yet we are paying the price in our security and our economy."View Story →
"If America leaves the war now without achieving victory, it will be like abandoning an injured lion."View Story →
"It is not our war. We did not want this conflict, yet we are paying the price in our security and our economy."View Story →
"If America leaves the war now without achieving victory, it will be like abandoning an injured lion."View Story →
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