US report: UAE supports terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere
The American Newsweek strongly criticized the UAE for supporting terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere and for providing a preferred destination for wealthy Russians to escape international sanctions.
The magazine said that Washington’s strategic interests and the UAE’s policies are on a collision course.
It noted that Dubai had become a haven for the sanctioned Russian oligarch, while Abu Dhabi’s accelerating partnership with China represents a major threat to US interests, according to administration officials.
“Continued Emirati support for the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan strikes at the heart of US counterterrorism policy,” it added.
The writer of the report said, “Back in early summer I warned that the United States was looking at a major breach in its relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Four months later, the Biden administration is embroiled in a very messy dispute with these two powerful erstwhile allies of America. If this trend is not reversed, it could worsen matters for an already destabilized region and the world.”
The Saudi-led decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, followed shortly thereafter by the St.
The difference in the strategic interests of the United States and Saudi Arabia / UAE. Despite their protests to the contrary, these Arab leaders have concluded that a close partnership with a Democratic-led America is not in their interest.
This comes on top of the shady financial contributions of billions of dollars of Saudi public funds to investment funds run by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Just as the UAE pulls no punches while he insists his visit was aimed at promoting a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian conflict, the UAE president’s meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg less than a week after OPEC’s gift to Russia undermines international efforts to isolate a war criminal.
In addition, it underscores the strong partnership between Abu Dhabi and Moscow. The UAE receives more investments from Russia than any other Arab country and is the largest Arab investor in Russia.
The Emiratis continue to do their best to portray themselves as a valued partner to the United States while simultaneously taking steps to shape political developments in their favour.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are miscalculating in their efforts to leverage Russia and China to try to shape US behaviour.
It would likely have the opposite effect: a break with the United States, which would leave them isolated and vulnerable. The collapse of Putin’s Russia is inevitable.
The lack of investment and loss of markets will cripple its energy industry and undermine the long-term viability of the OPEC+ facility. Neither Russia nor China has the military means or the geopolitical will to secure the Gulf states from the threat posed by Iran.
Recent attempts at reconciliation have failed, and given current trend lines, future efforts have not succeeded in proving similar futility.
Washington’s strategic interests and the UAE’s policies appear to be on a collision course. Dubai has become a haven for the sanctioned Russian oligarch.
Abu Dhabi’s accelerating partnership with China represents a significant threat to American interests, according to administration officials. Continued Emirati support for the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan strikes at the heart of US counterterrorism policy.
Moreover, the recent Emirati statement in support of OPEC production cuts leaves no doubt that he is in line with the Saudis.
When President Mohamed bin Zayed visits Washington later this year, diplomatic platitudes will not suffice to mask a fundamental trust deficit between the two countries. The pace and extent of America’s detachment from these two regional powers remain uncertain, but the trajectory is clear.
