Military Bases in the Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmail Numan Telci ◽  
Tuba Öztürk Horoz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Military Bases

In Pursuit of Security and Influence

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-198
Author(s):  
Nael Shama ◽  
Islam Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Power Projection ◽  
Foreign Policy Change ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
Projection Strategy

Chapter 8 focuses on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), led by Mohamed bin Zayed, and its newly assertive power projection strategy that includes establishment naval and military bases on the Red Sea, in the chokepoints of the Bab al-Mandab one of the most important global shipping lanes and the Gulf of Aden and its littoral territory—the arid nations of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia to achieve dual geostrategic and economic goals including the acquisition of operational and management rights over ports and economic zones. The theoretical framework used in this chapter to asses foreign policy change employs simultaneous levels of inquiry taking into account regional and systemic effects, domestic influences, and the role of leadership adding to the literature on international relations and the Middle East in two distinct ways (1) by addressing understudied theoretical questions concerning foreign policy change in small states and (2) exploring the nature and motivations of the emerging trend of securitizing waterspace and shipping lanes in the Middle East.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES IN THE PERIOD THE PRESIDENCY OF DONALD TRUMP (2017-2020)

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Andrei Martynov ◽  
Sergey Asaturov
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Trade Area

The European Union has met Donald Trump's presidency in a crisis, caused by Britain's exit, quarrels over migration policy and prospects for European integration. Trump has abandoned a project to create a transatlantic free trade area. He demanded a one-sided trade advantage for the United States. The rejection of the liberal project of multilateral foreign policy contributed to the deepening of contradictions between the EU and the US in the field of trade, environment, the regime of international disarmament treaties, the algorithm for resolving regional conflicts. The Trump era in US foreign policy was a time of abandoning liberal globalism. But it is impossible to realize this task in one cadence. The question is whether it is possible for Democrats to fully restore liberal globalism in equal cooperation with the European Union.Trump has abandoned the project of a transatlantic free trade area between the United States and the European Union. This shocked the European elites. Differences in approaches to world trade contributed to the coolness. The European Union is promoting a liberal approach. Trump insisted on the priority of the patronage of American interests. As a result, the tradition of relationships has suffered. Until 2017, the United States bought European goods and paid the most to the NATO budget. Trump demanded trade parity and more European funding for NATO. European elites perceived Trump's approach to migration issues as unacceptable. Trump's policy on international conflicts has become another reason for mutual misunderstanding. Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and helped establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This has become a challenge for the European Union's Middle East policy.

Belarus to seek east-west balance if Russia allows it

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
East West

Significance Under pressure to comply with Russia's demands for greater integration, Belarus is trying to preserve an independent, non-aggressive posture. This often involves apparently conflicting foreign policy statements, but the desire not to be swallowed up as a de facto Russian province seems genuine. Movement towards tax integration with Moscow may reduce President Alexander Lukashenka's room for manoeuvre. Impacts An opinion poll shows that support for ‘union’ with Russia is falling but still above 50%, although few want state unification. Lukashenka will tolerate opposition positions that support independence but do not challenge his commitment to it. Belarus's rejection of military bases will not dissuade Poland from lobbying NATO for a large military presence.

scholarly journals Strategi Luar Negeri Dubai Menjadi Sebuah Peradaban Modern (Melalui Kebijakan Luar Negerinya)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Nindyo Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Oil Market ◽  
East Region ◽  
Oil Resources ◽  
Class Level ◽  
World Class ◽  
Middle East Region

Located in the Middle East region, Dubai has to face the reality to compete with other countries in a business that only consists of the oil market. However, it was predicted that in the year of 2005, Dubai’s oil resources will be run out. After the establishment of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai has slowly shown its progress significantly. Started as a desert civilization who didn’t have anything into a metropolitan country with all of the majesties which is considered as a world class level, often called as the Singapore of the Middle East. However, the success of Dubai can't be separated from the foreign policy created by its leader, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who is often called as the CEO of Dubai. After pointed as the leader of Dubai Defense Force by his father, Sheikh Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed began to help his father. He finally took the position as Emir of Dubai in 2006 after his brother Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum died. Through this paper, the writer is going explore the foreign policy created by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. The analysis itself is going to use Idiosyncratic Theory created by Margareth Hermann as a theoretical framework.

scholarly journals French Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 190-198
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Nadzharov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
French Foreign Policy ◽  
The Eu

The Horn of Africa has gained strategic importance due to its transit location and the rapid growth of regional economies. The French Republic, historically is presented in the region through its military base in Djibouti and seeks to consolidate and expand its influence. Paris seeks to gain a foothold in the energy, infrastructure, and arms markets and to expand its cooperation with key Middle Eastern partners. The Djibouti base itself serves as the northwestern flank of the French presence in the IndoPacific. Nevertheless, the French policy faces several challenges: regional destabilization, the rise of great power rivalry, and the lack of a broad foreign policy toolkit. Nevertheless, Paris seeks to overcome the challenges and its own financial limitations by building networks of presence through its cultural and humanitarian institutions. Moreover, due to Brexit, Paris is the only power representing the EU in the IndoPacific through its military bases, which may facilitate the europeanization of French foreign policy in the region.

scholarly journals The UAE’s Disruptive Policy in Libya

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-177
Author(s):  
Ali Bakir
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
African Country ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
North African ◽  
North African Country ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Gulf Country ◽  
And Control

In the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a leading counter-revolutionary force in the Middle East. Feeling the heat of change in the region, the small, oil-rich Gulf country adopted an aggressive foreign policy that defined the UAE as a disruptive force that aims to reverse the fledgling democratic trend in the Middle East. After succeeding in Egypt in 2013, Abu Dhabi decided to support field marshal and warlord Khalifa Haftar in Libya to overthrow the UN-recognized government in Tripoli, take over power, and control Libya by force. To that end, the UAE offered massive military, financial, and diplomatic support to Haftar. In this context, the present paper aims to discuss the UAE’s interventions in Libya in terms of their nature, extent, motives, goals and repercussions. It highlights the UAE’s efforts to weave regional and international alliances to support Haftar and tries to answer the questions why Abu Dhabi has been able to act with impunity in Libya despite being the top foreign player fueling the war there for many years, and whether it will be able to achieve its goals and continue its interventions in the oil-rich North African country or not.

National versus Global

Age of Iron ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 105-133
Author(s):  
Colin Dueck
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Us Foreign Policy ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Free Riders ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

In this chapter, a brief summary of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is provided, along with an assessment of its chief strengths and weaknesses. Donald Trump initially won the presidency arguing that US allies were essentially free-riders. Apparently many of his earliest supporters agreed. This triggered great concern as to what his worldwide policies would be, if elected. In practice, as president, Trump did in fact pull US foreign policy in a sharply nationalist direction. At the same time, he did not actually dismantle overall existing US alliances, military bases, or forward presence overseas. In effect his foreign policy amounted to a kind of pressure campaign, directed against allies and adversaries alike, on commercial as well as strategic grounds. The advantages and disadvantages of that pressure campaign are assessed.

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