The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics and Policy-Making (The Contemporary Middle East)

The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policymaking is a comprehensive and accessible assessment of the UAE's political and economic development, providing vital insights into the country's emergence as a significant regional power and major player in post-Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African politics.

This book explores the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a close partner of the US in military and security affairs in the region, while also revealing the seamier underside of that growth, including the condition of migrant workers, recent interventions in Libya and Yemen, and one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita in the world.

With a focus on the likely policy challenges the UAE will face in coming years, this book is an essential 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.