The troubled country has cannily managed its ties with the warring parties
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Autocracies are taking over conflict mediation. The deals they are making look different
It allows the country’s rulers to put off necessary reforms
Deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates show it is now a defence-industry power
Gulf states could join the conflict
The dispute over that dispute bodes ill for the next fight
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