A UAE candidate to head the United Nations has finished fourth in the first straw poll for the UN Security Council, per Middle East Eye.
The vote reflects the complex dynamics within the council as member states weigh their geopolitical interests, with the UAE's bid receiving support from several regional allies, Bloomberg reports.
Meanwhile, Exxon and Chevron have canceled executive trips to ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi due to security concerns, Reuters notes, signaling international unease over regional stability.
The UAE has also sentenced eight people to life in prison for supplying arms to Sudan’s army, according to Al Jazeera, adding to growing scrutiny over regional involvement.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: geopolitical competition. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E13 civilizations.
Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and civilizations: regional allies and regional stability (E12 states), with Exxon, Chevron and ADIPEC (E11 organizations), and United Nations and UN Security Council (E13 civilizations).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: regional allies, regional stability.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Exxon, Chevron, ADIPEC.
The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: United Nations, UN Security Council.