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April 24, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Times
Elliott Abrams argues that Congress should approve the United States' 123 Agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
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January 18, 2009
Op-Ed
The National
Charles Ferguson looks at the nuclear energy agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
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June 4, 2008
Interview
Youssef Ibrahim, a risk consultant and the former Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, discusses the flood of money lining Persian Gulf coffers.
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December 10, 2007
Article
Weekly Standard
Max Boot and Lee Wolosky write that “traveling to the Middle East can be a disconcerting experience. One day you feel as if you're journeying into the future, the next day into the past.”
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March 7, 2006
Interview
Youssef Ibrahim, managing director of Dubai-based Strategic Energy Investment Group, and a former Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, says the pending deal for Dubai Ports World to administer the ports in major U.S. cities is not a security concern in a technical sense. But he says it is worthwhile for the 45-day study to go ahead. "Some good will come out of this. It may even be good for Dubai," says Ibrahim, who is also a former senior fellow in Middle Eastern studies at CFR.
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