Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Continuity and Change

Alzaabi, Mariam

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“…This premise is supported by the analyses performed on the UAE's speeches in the UN, the UAE's annual reports, and the UAE's normalization steps toward Israel. It is also supported by the fact that the death of Sheikh Zayed in November 2004 was a turning point in the history of the UAE (Alzaabi, 2019; Ketbi, 2020; Salisbury, 2020). The foreign policy strategy adopted by the founding father of the UAE was one that sought to avoid direct conflicts and instead to create cooperation.…”

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“…Applying the neoliberal theory to the normalization process, several studies have suggested that neoliberal collaboration between the Arab states and Israel and different agencies has been occurring for many years on the basis of economic, technological, and cultural cooperation. This cooperation enables a win–win situation for both sides (Alzaabi, 2019, pp. 145–146; Black, 2019, p. 9; Hitman & Kertcher, 2018, pp.…”

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“…The foreign policy strategy adopted by the founding father of the UAE was one that sought to avoid direct conflicts and instead to create cooperation. Also, Sheikh Zayed was a firm believer that there could be no peace with Israel until the Palestinian problem was solved (Alzaabi, 2019; Hunte, 2003; Salisbury, 2020).…”

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“…There is, however, an additional way of looking at the rapprochement between the UAE and Israel, which is the neoliberal explanation. This argues that cooperation between states can reduce conflict and that states are attracted to each other due to their need for and use of “soft power” such as economic growth, technology, and culture (Alzaabi, 2019; Armitage & Nye, 2007; Ketbi, 2020; Nye, 1990; Nye, 2004a; Salisbury, 2020). In line with this, several studies have presented evidence for such cooperation between the UAE and Israel several years before the signing of the Abraham Accords (Black, 2019; Hitman & Kertcher, 2018).…”

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“…Scholars have proposed moments of transformation for the orientation of Emirati foreign aid. Alzaabi (2019) suggests the most suitable division is the Zayed ) and post-Zayed (2004-present) eras. During the Zayed era, decisions were rooted in Arab and Muslim solidarity.…”

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The United Arab Emirates as a global donor: what a decade of foreign aid data transparency reveals

Cochrane

2021

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become a leading contributor of foreign aid, in terms of percentage of gross national income as well as in total amount. Historically, Emirati aid was opaque, and little was known about the foreign aid portfolio. This changed after 2009 when the UAE began to submit detailed, project-level data to the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD. Based on a decade of aid transparency, this article carries out an examination of the political economy of aid provided by the UAE, comparing its portfolio to other donor countries. Particular attention is paid to analyzing three primary recipients of its aid (Egypt, Serbia and Yemen) and the implicit motivations driving those decisions. The majority of Emirati aid to these three countries was granted as general budgetary support, often in tandem with efforts to achieve political, economic and/or military aims. Based on the findings, an evaluation is made regarding Emirati narratives of South-South cooperation and its seeking of mutual benefit as well as critiques put forward within the literature countering this. In addition to critically assessing the details of an under-researched aid portfolio, this paper highlights areas for further study to deepen our understanding of the UAE's foreign aid.

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Small state adaptation and relational autonomy: The case of the United Arab Emirates and South America

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From the Summit of South American–Arab Countries (ASPA) created in 2005, UAE–South American relations have continued to develop based on a combination of pragmatism, threat perception, political support and expanding economic interests. We argue that the strength of UAE engagement in this region is consistent with its attempts to build, deploy and benefit from soft power globally through economic statecraft in a mutually reinforcing series of bilateral and multilateral relationships. These include forums such as the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and the expanding BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The article draws on primary and secondary data in English, Portuguese and Spanish, focusing mainly on UAE relations with Brazil and Venezuela. We find that through a myriad of growing investment relations and first‐mover advantage on arms and industrial cooperation, the UAE is well positioned vis‐à‐vis other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to benefit from the economic, diplomatic and security ties that could boost its relational autonomy in a competitive and uncertain regional and international environment.

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Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Continuity and Change

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The road to normalization: The importance of the United Arab Emirates' neoliberal foreign policy in the normalization with Israel: 2004–2020

The road to normalization: The importance of the United Arab Emirates' neoliberal foreign policy in the normalization with Israel: 2004–2020

The United Arab Emirates as a global donor: what a decade of foreign aid data transparency reveals

Small state adaptation and relational autonomy: The case of the United Arab Emirates and South America

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