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UAE in the Struggle for Regional Leadership
 
PIIS032150750027592-3-1
DOI10.31857/S032150750027592-3
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Timur R. Khairullin 
Occupation: Research Fellow, Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies, Institute for African Studies, RAS; Research Fellow, Center of Political Studies, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Affiliation:
Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Andrey Korotayev
Occupation: Head of Laboratory, National Reasearch University Higher School of Economics; Senior Research Fellow, Saint Petersburg State University; Leading Research Fellow, Institute for African Studies, RAS
Affiliation:
head of the Laboratory of monitoring of risks of sociopolitical destabilization National Research University Higher School of Economics, leading researcher of the Institute of Oriental studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Professor FGP MSU
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameAsia and Africa Today
EditionIssue 9
Pages27-35
Abstract

The article analyzes the evolution of the foreign and domestic policy of the United Arab Emirates from the moment of the formation of the state to the present. The formation of the UAE coincided with the rise in prices for hydrocarbons in the early 1970s, which allowed the state to attract foreign qualified personnel for the development of advanced sectors of the economy. It has been demonstrated that almost continuous economic growth has contributed to attracting large investments to the country and turning the UAE into the leading financial center of the Arab world. A number of factors contributed to the achievement of such success: effective management, entrepreneurial spirit of the elites, as well as mutual assistance of the two leading emirates – Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Moreover, the economic power achieved, comparable to the power of Saudi Arabia, allowed the Emirates to join the struggle for regional leadership during the events of the Arab Spring. It is important to use the UAE’s power tools, which were vividly demonstrated in the Libyan, Syrian and Yemeni crises. Systematic and quantitative methods were used in the study.

KeywordsUAE, Arab world, Arab Spring, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, regional leadership, instability
Received21.04.2023
Publication date25.09.2023
Number of characters24354
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