The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

About this episode

Dana El Kurd interviews Andrew Leber about the political dynamics of the Arab Gulf states in relation to the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visions for the region posed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and the role of Israel in their calculations.  Sources: Andrew Leber’s profile and articles - https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber   How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dana El Kurd

Guest: Andrew Leber

Topics covered

• Middle East politics
• Gulf states
• Iran conflict
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Israel

Keywords

• Arab Gulf states
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Israel
• political science
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Taylor & Francis

Places: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Israel

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