MIR505

Course Description

This course analyzes the making and implementation of the foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The course, also, combines three major elements: (1) A study of the history of Emirates relations since independence in 1971. (2) Analysis of the domestic, regional and international factors affecting the UAE foreign policy. (3) A discussion of the major policy issues in the contemporary foreign policy of the UAE. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) between cooperation and integration, the future of Iraq, the future of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab Spring. The list of issues includes the Iranian Nuclear program and the threat of extremism and terrorism. Such issues are of significant influence for the future of the Gulf, the Arab world, and the Middle East. Hence, they must be of great importance to the UAE foreign policy.

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