Dr. Andreas Krieg | Gulf Security Expert | Institute of Middle Eastern Studies:

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Dr. Andreas Krieg | Gulf Security Expert | Institute of Middle Eastern Studies:   The UAE is a federation of 7 emirates - but under Mohammed bin Zayed, it has become increasingly Abu Dhabi-centric.   Foreign policy, security & statecraft are all determined by the al-Nahyan. Everyone else falls in line.   Abu Dhabi's strategic culture is Machiavellian, zero-sum & deterministic - rooted in Bedouin inland heritage, less commercially minded than the coastal emirates like Dubai.