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The Saudi–UAE Rivalry, the Yemen War, and the Cost of Power Politics

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The Saudi–UAE Rivalry, the Yemen War, and the Cost of Power Politics The conflict often described as a “war” between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is not a conventional military confrontation. Rather, it is a strategic rivalry shaped by diverging political, economic, and regional ambitions. Yemen has become the most visible arena where these differences surfaced, exposing a deeper crisis in Middle Eastern politics: the triumph of power calculations over human welfare. A Rivalry, Not a War Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain formal allies, bound by shared interests, economic ties, and security cooperation. However, over the last decade, both states have pursued independent regional visions. Saudi Arabia seeks leadership of the Muslim world through state-centric stability and territorial unity, while the UAE has emphasized influence through ports, trade routes, and flexible alliances. This divergence did not begin in Yemen, but Yemen revealed it clearly. Yemen: Fro...
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The Paradox of Celebrating a New Year.

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​ The Paradox of Celebrating a New Year. Every year, as the calendar turns a page, humanity erupts in celebration. Fireworks light the skies, resolutions are made, and the phrase “Happy New Year” is repeated with hopeful conviction. Yet beneath this collective joy lies a quiet paradox: while we celebrate the arrival of a new year, we simultaneously mark the loss of one irrevocable year from our lives. Time, unlike wealth or power, is non-renewable. What passes never returns. From a philosophical standpoint, the celebration of a new year raises a profound question: what exactly are we celebrating—renewal, or reduction? Time as a Human Construct The concept of a “new year” is not a law of nature but a human invention. The universe does not reset at midnight on December 31st. The sun does not pause, nor does existence begin anew. Calendars were designed to organize agriculture, governance, and social life. Over centuries, these practical tools evolved into cultural rituals, an...
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