Demonstrate the UAE’s growing influence/power in the region (particularly amongst gulf nations)

3000 words.
Chapter Title: The United Arab Emirates Economic Approach/Influence within
the MENA region.
-This is a chapter of a Dissertation.
-Any relevant sources can be used.
Examples of some good+relevant sources:

• Kristian Ulrichsen – The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics and
  Policymaking
• Jean-Marc Rickli & Khalid S. Almezaini – The Small Gulf States: Foreign and
  Security Policies Before and After the Arab Spring
• Christopher Davidson – From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in

Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Objective of this chapter:
• Demonstrate the UAE’s growing influence/power in the region (particularly
amongst gulf nations)
• Is the economy strong or weak and what does it mean in terms of the
country’s power? Provide statistics where necessary.
• Is their economic power influential in the region? If so, then elaborate how or
why with evidence.
• How did its economy grow/start and how is it connected to its political
approach – if any.
• With its current economic power, is the UAE considered a regional power?
-Since this is a chapter of a dissertation – Please do not summarize any of the
sources but rather create an argument/thread.
-Please include references to all citations and provide page numbers where
needed.