Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social)

Director @PRISMEorg Associate Researcher @Univ_CotedAzur @TuftsUniversity NR Fellow @GulfStatesInst & Expert @ForumArmsTrade - Middle East, Global Security, IR

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

🚨 Thrilled to announce that my book “Qatar and the UAE: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power” is coming out in early 2025. Pre-order it now at a special price!
https://t.co/W5rE77uxxf #GulfPolitics #Qatar #UAE

[Politique étrangère @Pol_Etrangere]

[CITATION] Le #Qatar 🇶🇦et les #Émirats🇦🇪, prêts à endosser un "leadership de transition" ? ⤵️
Lire l'article de @esoubrier, "Qatar et Émirats, miroirs d'une même ambition", publié dans le n° 4/2025 de @Pol_Etrangere ➡️ https://t.co/Dm7HgPos28

[AGSI @GulfStatesInst]

VIDEO – Book Launch: Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power with @DBDesRoches, @esoubrier, and @kdiwaniya. https://t.co/3kuqpiLjTs

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

So excited to share this new opportunity with you!

The 2026 RIVIERA Program will focus on the theme Ecological (In)Securities in and with the Middle East

If you (or someone you know) are working on these issues, Imtake a look at the call and/or share it with your networks

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

🚨 Now open: applications for PRISME’s 2026 RIVIERA Program!
🌿 Theme: Ecological (In)Securities in & with the Middle East
🎓 Mentoring + publication + fully funded retreat in Nice
🗓️ Deadline: Dec 21, 2025
📄 Apply: https://t.co/aPaRituyGt

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

Honored to see my book “Qatar and the UAE: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power” reviewed by Lisa Anderson @ForeignAffairs — “a timely and engaging” look at the prince-state dynamics shaping Gulf politics: https://t.co/zyhT2jSSnx
#Qatar #UAE #ForeignAffairs #GulfPolitics

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

The UAE condemns Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “hostile remarks” against Qatar, adding that any attack on a Gulf state is an attack on the Gulf’s “joined security system,” UAE official Afra Al Hameli says.

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

🚨 New publication! 🚨

In Defense & Security Analysis, I explore how 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia & 🇦🇪 UAE use defence industries as multi-level power strategies to secure regimes, hedge regionally, & reposition globally.

👉 Free access here (first 50): https://t.co/m68ORXDj4V

[Dave DesRoches @DBDesRoches]

This is not just a gesture -- have never seen so high powered a #UAE delegation travel at such short notice.

[Kristin Diwan @kdiwaniya]

Thread of Gulf state formal reactions to the Israeli strike on Hamas officials in Doha. 🧵

[Bader Al-Saif بدر السيف @bmalsaif]

From genocidal acts in the occupied land to deranged attacks across the region, Israel adds Doha to its list. This is an attack on all GCC states. It should be met with a clear response before it sets a precedent for what’s to come. Israel will not bully us. Solidarity w/ #Qatar

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

🚨 New publication! 🚨

In Defense & Security Analysis, I explore how 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia & 🇦🇪 UAE use defence industries as multi-level power strategies to secure regimes, hedge regionally, & reposition globally.

👉 Free access here (first 50): https://t.co/m68ORXDj4V

[Mehran Haghirian @MehranHaghirian]

The strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites reinforced the need for institutionalized crisis management & cross-border nuclear governance.

In a memo for @PRISMEorg I outline a pragmatic framework for nuclear diplomacy between Iran, Saudi Arabia, & the UAE with feasible entry points for engagement.

https://t.co/3Yza8mgfRW

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

In a fragile, interconnected #Gulf, nuclear escalation could mean ecological catastrophe. In his insightful #SALAM paper, @MehranHaghirian outlines cooperative solutions: joint safety protocols, shared R&D, environmental monitoring, and regional fuel mechanisms. Read here:

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

After June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Gulf nuclear diplomacy is at a crossroads. Can shared risks become a foundation for cooperation? Mehran Haghirian explores these issues in latest #SALAM paper https://t.co/eMZj7QT8eZ @MehranHaghirian #GulfSecurity #NuclearDiplomacy

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

After June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Gulf nuclear diplomacy is at a crossroads. Can shared risks become a foundation for cooperation? Mehran Haghirian explores these issues in latest #SALAM paper https://t.co/eMZj7QT8eZ @MehranHaghirian #GulfSecurity #NuclearDiplomacy

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

Author copies arriving soon! Can’t wait to hold “Qatar and the UAE: Diverging Paths to Global and Regional Power” in my hands! Have you ordered (or read) your copy yet? Your thoughts and reviews mean a lot! Happy to send ordering links via Lynne Rienner or ScriptBooks (UK).

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

Some key insights: “The most pragmatic path forward is one of segmented reciprocity (…) + “As highlighted in the broader #SALAM memo series, decentering the West’s securitized framing and enabling inclusive diplomacy is essential for long-term stability”

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

“The window for diplomacy narrowed, if not slammed shut. The memo revisits Iran’s strategic calculus at the time of Muscat talks and considers how rapidly evolving regional & global landscape, incl renewed threats of force, is reshaping Tehran’s nuclear options—and Washington’s.”

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

Iran’s nuclear strategy is shaped by mistrust, military threats & shifting alliances. In this new SALAM memo, Javad Heiran-Nia & Sharare Abdolhossein Zade argue: diplomacy must come first—before the spiral becomes irreversible. Read here: https://t.co/aCxK5MwzGh @J_Heirannia

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

Iran’s nuclear strategy is shaped by mistrust, military threats & shifting alliances. In this new SALAM memo, Javad Heiran-Nia & Sharare Abdolhossein Zade argue: diplomacy must come first—before the spiral becomes irreversible. Read here: https://t.co/aCxK5MwzGh @J_Heirannia

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

Recent framing of Iran as a threat to Europe despite limited missile range & lack of hostility reflects partial alignment w/ US policy incl. in parallel leniency toward Israel which damages credibility on international stage & accelerates erosion of global norms, @HFayet argues

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

@PRISMEorg @HFayet Here’s a textbook case in point—offering unapologetic (if plainly illegal) support for the selective enforcement of non-proliferation norms in the Middle East, bound to deepen Global South mistrust over Western double standards

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

#Iran is a direct threat to the West, says Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken. He adds that “the monopoly of #Israel on the nuclear perspective is absolutely necessary” and that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons. #CounterPoints

[Dr. Emma Soubrier (@esoubrier.bsky.social) @esoubrier]

A very insightful piece! “The rhetorical shift is both a signal to adversaries and a form of performative deterrence that mirrors escalation observed elsewhere, notably in nuclear-armed states.”

[PRISME (@prismeorg.bsky.social) @PRISMEorg]

Héloïse Fayet unpacks Iran’s evolving nuclear rhetoric, reflecting deep strategic recalibration “in response to erosion of its conventional deterrence, heightened regional insecurity, & perceived failure of international non-proliferation regime” @HFayet https://t.co/jwUqjT4eap