Abu Dhabi seeks to present itself to the West as a stable alternative to an increasingly rogue Israel, where defense cooperation and capital can flourish.
President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025. (Daniel Torok/Official White House Photo)
When U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Gulf last month, complete with fanfare and choreographed spectacle, (…)

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Cela commence souvent de manière anodine : une conversation dans le coin cuisine, un slogan sur le tableau d'affichage, un collègue qui pense : « On doit quand même encore pouvoir dire que ... » Mais ce qui semble anodin se révèle rapidement faire partie d'une stratégie bien pensée : la Nouvelle Droite tente de prendre de l'influence dans les entreprises et les comités d'entreprise - non pas à grand renfort de slogans, mais discrètement et avec opiniâtreté, au contact et en profondeur. Son (…)

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‘The monarchist opposition led by Reza Pahlavi who supports Trump and Netanyahu, lost a great deal of its popularity after the airstrikes. His support for “liberation” by invasion proved to be a nightmare for common people', says Frieda Afary in an interview with Alternative Viewpoint conducted by Farooq Sulehria.
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Frieda Afary is an Iranian American socialist feminist activist, translator and writer. She is a public librarian in Los Angeles, where she runs philosophy (…)

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