![]() ![]() This aspect of Emirati foreign policy or strategic decision making is best demonstrated in the case of DP World. 8) Crisis Group (2018) Somalia and the Gulf Crisis, 5 June, To this end, state-backed companies, or private companies with close ties to the ruling families, are an extension of the country’s foreign and defence ministries whose investments in critical infrastructure and politically significant projects abroad are directed at achieving two broad goals: accrue profit and, more importantly, buy the goodwill and guaranteed cooperation of host governments in both defending the UAE’s territorial integrity and its political system. London: Routledge and Russia, 5) Cafiero, G (2019) Understanding Russia And The UAE’s Special Partnership, Lobe Log, 16 Oct, its strategic use of its financial muscles in investing abroad, 6) Crisis Group (2018) The United Arab Emirates in the Horn of Africa, 6 Nov, and its efforts at establishing 7) Samaan, J (2019) The Rise of the Emirati Defense Industry, The SADA, 14 May, a domestic arms industry must all be seen in this push for increased security via self-reliance and diversification spearheaded by MBZ.įor the UAE, foreign investment and deterritorialisation of its economy is first and foremost a geopolitical endeavour aimed at increasing its national security and its ruling elites’ ability to maintain their hold on power. The UAE’s recent turn towards a more activist foreign policy, its outreach towards China 4) Fulton, J (2019) China’s Relations with the Gulf Monarchies. ![]() Highly influenced by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and conscious of the UAE’s geography located between two larger and more populous states (Iran and Saudi Arabia), the UAE’s de-facto leader, Mohammad Bin Zayed (MBZ) has been adamant 3) Al Nogaidan, M (2020) The Rise of the UAE and the Meaning of MbZ, The Washington Institute, 15 Sep, about both diversifying the country’s strategic partnerships and expanding its domestic capabilities to reduce its (over)reliance on any one country. Private actors in UAE foreign policymaking Strategically, finally, it serves as an important reminder that there is a growing need for reconceptualisation of the Arctic governance simply because globalisation of the Arctic could eventually render Arctic eight’s claim to exclusivity counterproductive. Politically, it serves as yet another sign of burgeoning relations between the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 2) Kramer, A, E (2021) Russia Signs Deal With Dubai Logistics Company to Navigate Thawing Arctic, The New York Times, 23 July, Commercially, it demonstrates that a growing number of countries and companies share the Russian state’s view on the viability of the route as an alternative to the already established trade routes between Asia and Europe. It illustrates that Arctic shipping in general and shipping along the NSR in particular are now “a new business on a global scale”. Still, the significance of the deal cannot be overstated. What is more, the two corporations will seek to co-develop ports at both ends of the route in Murmansk and Vladivostok, where containers can be transferred from ice-class ships onto ordinary vessels.Īlthough a deal has been signed, it must be noted that details of it have been in short supply. Accordingly, Rosatom, which has been federally appointed to manage the Northern Sea Route (NSR), and DP World will co-design a fleet of ice-class container ships that will then be deployed along said route in 2025. Photo: Īs yet another sign of internationalisation of the Arctic shipping, UAE-based DP World, a global leader in logistics, signed 1) Kramer, A, E (2021) Russia Signs Deal With Dubai Logistics Company to Navigate Thawing Arctic, The New York Times, 23 July, an agreement with Russia’s state-owned Rosatom to co-develop and operate cargo services along the Asia-Europe route. ![]() Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi in 2019 and met with Mohamed bin Zayed in Qasr Al Watan Palace to further discuss the status of the two countries’ relations. ![]()
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