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For Arab youth, the future is in the Gulf

The most recent Arab Youth Survey shows the United States is gaining ground on Russia and China as perceived "allies."

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An Emirati boy stands in front of traditional houses on April 10, 2016, during the Sharjah Heritage Days festival at the Heritage Area in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE comes off well in a new survey of Arab young people conducted by a Dubai public relations company. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

The 2020 Arab Youth Survey, published by the Dubai public relations company acdaa-bcw, came out this week, and it’s a drop-everything must-read about the trends shaping the Middle East.

Despite the prevalence of war, protest, pandemic and economic crisis, Arab youth, defined as aged 18-24, have embraced realism, not ideology, in their view of the region.  

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