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Ebtesam al-Ketbi

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Ebtesam al-Ketbi, founder and president of the Emirates Policy Center, the UAE's leading foreign policy and security think tank; professor of political science at United Arab Emirates University; and a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Consultative Commission.

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Recent Policy Analysis by Ebtesam al-Ketbi

Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia
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Biden in the Middle East: Opportunities and Challenges
Jul 14, 2022
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  • Tamar Hermann
  • Dennis Ross
  • Ebtesam al-Ketbi
  • Robert Satloff
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett meets with the UAE's foreign minister in December 2021 - Source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Building an Arab-Israel Bloc: Can It Compensate for a Reluctant Washington?
May 12, 2022
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  • Nickolay Mladenov
  • Zohar Palti
  • Ebtesam al-Ketbi
  • Karim Haggag
Brief Analysis
The UAE-Israel Breakthrough: Bilateral and Regional Implications and U.S. Policy
Sep 14, 2020
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  • Ebtesam al-Ketbi
  • Dore Gold
  • Barbara A. Leaf
  • David Makovsky
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