Disunity: A grave threat to the Arab world (Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Al Arabiya)

I have reached the conclusion that the majority of Arab states are their own worst enemy. The Arab nation of which we were once so proud has disintegrated. Great swathes have descended into violent trouble spots. Millions have been killed, millions more rendered refugees, while our leaderships, with few exceptions, have morphed into do-nothing spectators keen only to preserve their own patch. Big mistake!

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/10/13/Disunity-A-grave-threat-to-the-Arab-world.html

Can Arab world economies achieve what politics couldn’t? (Raed Omari, Al Arabiya)

We Arabs have been in a state of loss and despair since late 2010. If it is not war, bloodshed and starvation, we encounter instability and insecurity. Even the luckiest among us are at the least worried about developments. It would be no exaggeration to say that all Arabs are either traumatized or are in a state of indifference that has developed over a period of time owing to their inability to keep pace with events they can’t figure out.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/02/29/Can-Arab-world-economies-achieve-what-politics-couldn-t-.html

Towards a strategic Arab-Russia dialogue (Raghida Dergham, Al Arabiya)

No sane person today expects the Arab countries to have consensus on the conflicts in the region with a unified position like that of Russia or the deliberately absent United States. The reputation for division and rivalry behind the scenes emerges – and is even part of the policies foreign ministers draft – ahead of any meeting among Arab leaders. The biggest problem, however, is when Arab diplomatic readings conflict with Russia’s positions, for example, leading to conflicting policies, as this only serves to continue the bleeding. This applies to the various readings of US policies in the Middle East as well as Russian policies.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/02/29/Towards-a-strategic-Arab-Russia-dialog.html

(Istituto fondamentale - Arab World) Where will the Arab World be 15 years from now? (Khaled Almaeena, Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/07/13/Where-will-the-Arab-world-be-15-years-from-now-.html