Jean-Loup Samaan

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The Indian Ocean as a New Political and Security Region

An analysis of the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security complex and a strategic space of central importance and its prospective future.

· March 5, 2022
Palgrave Macmillan
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The Shift That Wasn’t: Misreading the UAE’s New “Zero-Problem” Policy

The idea that the UAE is changing the essence of its foreign policy is a conclusion based on a series of erroneous assumptions.

  • Jean-Loup Samaan
· February 8, 2022
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The Limitations of a NATO-Middle East Military Cooperation

A renewed NATO-Middle East cooperation can strengthen the security architecture of the Middle East.

  • Jean-Loup Samaan
· May 7, 2020
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The Logic of the Rapprochement between India and the Arabian Gulf

Abu Dhabi and Riyadh see a natural partnership with Modi’s government, a cooperation that could change the dynamics of the South Asian-Gulf nexus.

  • Jean-Loup Samaan
· August 28, 2019
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The Rise of the Emirati Defense Industry

The UAE’s focus on developing a local defense industry highlights its goals of becoming a global arms supplier for niche markets.

  • Jean-Loup Samaan
· May 14, 2019
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The Strategy Behind New Gulf War Colleges

Gulf states are expanding the scope of their military education programs to build a new generation of decisionmakers capable of realizing their strategic ambitions.

  • Jean-Loup Samaan
· March 5, 2019