The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization
Written by: Burak Elmalı
Elham Fakhro’s latest book, The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalisa- tion writes against this background and examines the process of normalisation within the geopolitical landscape of the Gulf. Comprising six comprehensive chapters plus an introduction and conclusion, the book examines the normalisation process between the (UAE and Bahrain with Israel. much has been writ- ten on the Abraham Accords from policy and security studies perspectives, Fakhro brings a fresh analytical lens, incorporating diverse expert voices and empha- sising the underlying constraints and long-term implications of these agreements.
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Burak Elmalı
Burak Elmali is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre in Istanbul. He holds an MA degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. His research areas include the geopolitics of interconnectivity, the concept of great power competition between the U.S. and China and its manifestation in the Gulf. His works were published in various media outlets and he appears in TV as a guest interviewee.
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