 | Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates Subjects: Politics & International Relations; Reference & Information Science; Environmental Politics; General Reference; Military & Strategic Studies; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Regulatory Policy; Conflict Resolution; Intelligence; Organizational Theory & Behavior; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; Strategic Studies; The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has elaborated its own philosophy of security. Driven by emergencies and increasing risks, both in the region and globally, Emirati authorities have developed a sense of anticipation as well as an agility to react promptly to new threats through the ability to assess the risks in any given situation. War and the avatars of conflict are a constant reality in the Middle East. Transnational threats, including the regional context, the war in Yemen, insecurity in the Levant and tensions with Iran affect the overall stability of the Peninsula and consequently that of the UAE. Owing to the inclusion of the UAE in the networks of globalization, non-traditional security issues are not relegated to the background. Issues such as COVID-19, immigration, cybersecurity and human trafficking need to be addressed domestically as well as globally. This volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of the traditional and non-traditional security measures present in the UAE that allow the country to remain politically stable in an otherwise volatile region, and aims to offer a comprehensive overview of all forms of security in the UAE. William Guéraiche is an Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE (UOWD) and teaches International Security. He is the Director of the master's degree programme in International Relations. His research examines the UAE's foreign policy, diplomacy and international cooperation.
Kristian Alexander is a Senior Fellow at TRENDS Research & Advisory in Abu Dhabi (UAE), where he is the Director of the International Security & Terrorism Program, and an adviser at Gulf State Analytics, a geopolitical risk consultancy based on Washington, DC, USA. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi. His research examines the significance of social movements in the Middle East and security-related issues, especially those pertaining to migration in the Gulf Corporation Council. |
