Jean-Loup Samaan is a senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore. Prior to that, he was an associate professor of strategic studies at the UAE National Defence College in Abu Dhabi. He writes regularly on security and defence affairs in the Middle East, the Sahel and the Indo-Pacific region.
Articles
India-Gulf ties are ready to soar
The elevation of India's political friendship with the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman will determine the endurance of these partnerships
CommentJanuary 25, 2020
In Golan, a battle looms between Iran and Israel
The Golan Heights is becoming a flashpoint between Israel and Iran in Syria's bloody conflict.
OpinionOctober 26, 2015
EU remains timid on Hizbollah out of fear for Lebanon
Subtle calculations about possible consequences are behind the EU's reluctance to brand Hizbollah as a terrorist organisation.
The NationalFebruary 26, 2013
Death of Stuxnet marks half-hearted US-Iran diplomacy
Computerised sabotage in Iran reveals that one thing the US and Iranian governments share is a lack of interest in real negotiations.
The NationalJune 26, 2012
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