Transformations in UAE's Foreign Policy

Download or read book Transformations in UAE's Foreign Policy written by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become far more assertive in regional and international policymaking in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011. Policymakers in Abu Dhabi have consolidated control over decision-making at the federal level and have prioritised a state security approach to foreign affairs. While there are differences in UAE and Saudi political objectives in Yemen, the two countries form the backbone of a new axis within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This has implications not only for Qatar, which has found itself caught in the crosshairs of the aggressive UAE approach toward all forms of regional Islamism, but also for Kuwait and Oman, which do not share the Emirati and Saudi stance on Iran.