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Barbara A. Leaf

Former US ambassador to UAE

Barbara A. Leaf served as U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2014 to 2018. She is a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Ideas

Yemen Is Not a Sideshow

By indulging a years-long, bloody stalemate there, the United States has breathed life into Iran’s regional meddling.

  • Barbara A. Leaf, The Atlantic