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The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics and Policy-Making
Contributor(s): Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates (Author)
ISBN: 1138813656     ISBN-13: 9781138813656
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $74.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World - Middle Eastern
- History | Middle East - Arabian Peninsula
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 953.57
LCCN: 2016032195
Series: Contemporary Middle East
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 258 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Cultural Region - Middle East
 
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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.