1st Edition

The United Arab Emirates Power, Politics and Policy-Making

By Kristian Ulrichsen Copyright 2017
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing... Read more

1.Introduction  2.State Formation  3. Politics  4. Economics  5. International Relations  6. Security  7. Conclusion

Biography

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is the Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

A comprehensive and interesting assessment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is provided inthis volume of seven chapters. The topics covered, which are thoroughly referenced, include State Formation, Politics, Economics, International Relations, and Security...This book is essential reading for administrators both within the UAE and abroad who wish to gain a better understanding the myriad of issues that are of economic, political and security nature, and a vital source of reference for scholars of international relations.

Vivian Louis Forbes, NISCSS, Haikou, PRC in Journal of the Indian Ocean Region