03275oam 2200493I 450 991015503810332120240505160017.01-317-60309-51-315-74802-91-317-60310-910.4324/9781315748023 (CKB)4340000000019288(MiAaPQ)EBC4756176(OCoLC)965196044(EXLCZ)99434000000001928820180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe United Arab Emirates power, politics, and policymaking /Kristian Coates Ulrichsen1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (271 pages) illustrations, tablesContemporary Middle East1-138-81365-6 1-138-81364-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.State formation -- Politics -- Economics -- International relations -- Security.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 imbalance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the five northern emirates. Meanwhile, the post-2011 security crackdown revealed the acute sensitivity of officials in Abu Dhabi to social inequalities and economic disparities across the federation. The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policymaking charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a significant regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics, as well as the closest partner of the US in military and security affairs in the region. It also explores the seamier underside of that growth in terms of the condition of migrant workers, recent interventions in Libya and Yemen, and, latterly, one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita in the world. The book concludes with a discussion of the likely policy challenges that the UAE will face in coming years, especially as it moves towards its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. Providing a comprehensive and accessible assessment of the UAE, this book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of International Relations and Middle East Studies, as well as non-specialists with an interest in the United Arab Emirates and its global position.Contemporary Middle East (Routledge (Firm))United Arab EmiratesHistoryUnited Arab EmiratesPolitics and governmentUnited Arab EmiratesForeign relations953.57953.57Ulrichsen Kristian.871006FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910155038103321The United Arab Emirates2055263UNINA