by Brad W. Setser
IHS Markit, a global information provider, shows how the private sector has suffered major blows in the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Turkey's patience with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is running low, sources tell Al-Monitor.
Analysts study the sharp decline of Egypt’s foreign reserves due to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with fears that the Egyptian pound would further weaken against the dollar.
Turkey’s deepening economic woes are widely seen as the prime reason behind its decision to delay the activation of the Russian S-400 systems. But an array of other factors have been at play that are forcing Ankara to think twice.
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Paul Atkins, Wall Street Journal
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review
The States Are Toast
David Schleicher, Slate