This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price.
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret