Small State Security Engagement in Post-Arab Spring MENA: The Case of the United Arab Emirates

Hedges, Matthew

Abstract

This article analyses the UAE's security-led foreign policy engagement within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). I have interpreted the UAE's foreign policy strategy as one that employs Joel Migdal's State in Society model, whereby informal networks and communities are primarily utilised for the implementation of foreign policy engagement. In this paper I discuss the justification for this hypothesis, and then illustrate my argument through case studies of the UAE's engagement with Libya, Yemen, and Somalia.

Citation

Hedges, M. (2021). Small State Security Engagement in Post-Arab Spring MENA: The Case of the United Arab Emirates. Asian Affairs, 52(2), 412-425. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2021.1916248

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 30, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: May 28, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 28, 2021
• Journal: Asian Affairs
• Print ISSN: 0306-8374
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-1500
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 412-425
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2021.1916248
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1241827