<description>&lt;p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"&gt;Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visions for the region posed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and the role of Israel in their calculations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-ogsc="rgb(56, 101, 115)"&gt;Andrew Leber&amp;rsquo;s profile and articles - &lt;a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="80658420-124a-4674-a724-64be2c2554d7"&gt;https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-ogsc="rgb(56, 101, 115)"&gt;How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - &lt;a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7a1f98a8-1157-44f6-b8c7-38caec3ad6ab"&gt;https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

JUN 11, 202623 MIN
It Could Happen Here

The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire

JUN 11, 202623 MIN

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Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visions for the region posed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and the role of Israel in their calculations.  Sources: Andrew Leber’s profile and articles - https://carnegieendowment.org/people/andrew-leber  How Palestine is linked to domestic grievances - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2022.2038567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.