https://www.policyforum.net/a-tug-of-war-between-the-emirates/ The APPS Policy Forum a public policy website devoted to Asia and the Pacific. Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://www.policyforum.net/a-tug-of-war-between-the-emirates/#comment-12318 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:19:51 +0000 https://www.policyforum.net/?p=34109#comment-12318 Somalia is the most clear-cut example of this problem; since the Gulf rift began, Qatar has supported the Somali central government, while the UAE has supported the autonomous regions in the north. Observers worry that such policies will fracture or destabilize African countries already fragile from local rivalries. Riyadh did not help its case when a senior Saudi official stated in December that the kingdom s goal in the Red Sea was to ensure less negative outside influence, a comment that many read as a jab at Qatar, Turkey, Iran, or all three. In short, the African states are loath to be the rope in regional games of tug of war, despite the potential economic gains.

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