Qatar and the UAE in a Changing Middle East

Author(s): Lisa Watanabe
Series: ISN Blog
Publisher(s): International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2014

Are Qatar and the UAE becoming major players in the Middle East? Lisa Watanabe isnt so sure. Qatars influence has waned after its controversial backing of the transnational Muslim Brotherhood. The UAE, in turn, owes much of its success to an emerging geo-strategic alliance with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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