1、 The War in Ukraine and Strategic Hedging by Arab Countries Yoel Guzansky|No.1575|March 12,2022 Central Arab countries that are seen as pro-Western have chosen an ostensibly neutral position regarding the war in Ukraine.Several oil producers in the Gulf have gone even further and seek to take advant
2、age of the war to improve their standing.Even though most Arab countries still see their relations with the United States as a central element of their security,they are concerned about the reduced US attention toward the Middle East in general and their security problems in particular,and are now t
3、rying to establish a new equation in their relations with Washington.This hedging policy a fixed element in their political toolkit aims to make use of Russia(and China)as an additional source of political,economic,and even military support,and use this to pressure the United States to adjust its po
4、licy.This policy of several Arab countries that have relations with Israel attests to the change that has already taken place in the United States standing in the region and necessitates Israeli attention.Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine,many Arab leaders that are seen as pragmatic and pro-A
