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Emmanuel Macron, who is close to Crown Prince Mohammed ben Zayed, is joining his politics in the Middle East in the name of a common fight against Islamism.
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By Armin Arefi, Special Envoy for Dubai
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LTheir Middle East policies seem to be coordinated. Whether in Egypt with the blank check for the autocratic President Al-Sissi, in Libya with the support of the unpredictable Marshal Haftar or in the Eastern Mediterranean with the denunciation of the interference of the Turkish President Erdogan, France and the United Arab Emirates speak with one voice. “We actually agree on many points because we are basically driven by the same kind of Realpolitik in the region,” he said Point Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates. “But that doesn’t mean we’re being copied. »
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