December 2016: 258pp

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1.Introduction 2.State Formation 3. Politics 4. Economics 5. International Relations 6. Security 7. Conclusion

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The United ArabEmiratesPower, Politics and Policy-Making

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice Univerity, USA

Series: The Contemporary Middle East

This book charts the various processes of state formationand political and economic development that have enabledthe UAE to emerge as a great regional power and majorplayer in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle Eastand North African Politics, as well as the closest partner ofthe US in military and security affairs in the region. It alsoexplores the seamier underside of that growth in terms ofthe condition of migrant workers, organized criminalnetworks, and, latterly, one of the highest rates of politicalprisoners per capita in the world. It concludes with adiscussion of the likely policy challenges that the UAE willface in coming years.

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