Faisal Al Yafai

The National

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Chief columnist for The National, a government-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi

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With increased violence in Iraq and Yemen, and continuing chaos in Libya and Syria, the Obama Administration is accused of lacking a "coherent policy."

Multiple Crises in the Middle East as US Influence Declines

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