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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has elaborated its own philosophy of security. Driven by emergencies and increasing risks, both in the region and globally, Emirati authorities have developed a sense of anticipation as well as an agility to react promptly to new threats through the ability to assess the risks in any given situation. War and the avatars of conflict are a constant reality in the Middle East. Transnational threats, including the regional context, the war in Yemen, insecurity in the Levant and tensions with Iran affect the overall stability of the Peninsula and consequently that of the UAE. Owing to the inclusion of the UAE in the networks of globalization, non-traditional security issues are not relegated to the background. Issues such as COVID-19, immigration, cybersecurity and human trafficking need to be addressed domestically as well as globally.
This volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of the traditional and non-traditional security measures present in the UAE that allow the country to remain politically stable in an otherwise volatile region, and aims to offer a comprehensive overview of all forms of security in the UAE.
List of contents
1 Introduction
The UAE, At the Crossroads of Traditional and Non-traditional Security
William Guéraiche
Part 1: Thinking of Security Issues
2 The United Arab Emirates' security from an International Relations perspective - An Overview
Michal Matyasik and Wojciech Michnik
3 The national security machinery of government of the UAE
Athol Yates
Part 2: Transnational Threats
4 Environmental Change and Security
Mari Luomi
Organized Crimes
5 Trafficking in human beings in the UAE: addressing a transnational threat
Tenia Kyriazi
6 Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in the UAE
Kristian Alexander and Ebrahim ElHarbi
7 Cyberspace, Threat Agents and Power
William Guéraiche
Economy and risks
8 Food Security in The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Berhanu Degefa
9 Risks associated with an interconnected Economy
Martin Hvidt
Part 3: An Enclave of Security in the Middle East
The Structures of Stability
10 The UAE Armed Forces: Building Military Credibility
Emma Soubrier
11 External Powers and the United Arab Emirates
Li-Chen Sim and Jonathan Fulton
12 UAE-India's Unconventional Security Strategies
N. Janardhan
The Regional Context
13 Confronting Regional Foes through the GCC: An Emirati Perspective
Joseph A. Kéchichian
14 Role of the Yemen Conflict in UAE and Regional Security
Sterling Jensen
15 The Qatar Crisis: The Regionalization of Insecurity?
Paola Raunio
16 Is Iran a Threat to Regional Stability?
Mohamed Bin Huwaidin
17 The UAE and the Horn of Africa: Strategic Depth and Security Interactions
Brendon J. Cannon
Section 4: Keeping the Emirates Safe
Law and Order
18 Policing the Emirati Nation: The Politics of Community-Building
Eleonora Ardemagni
19 Privacy, A Security Issue
Kristin Kamoy
20 Road Safety in the UAE
Thomas Edelman
Demographics and Security
21 Security under Large Influx of Immigrants
George Naufal
22 Demographics and Community Security
William Guéraiche
23 How to ensure UAE Health Security: Moving from 'Fat to Fit'
Immanuel Azaad Moonesar
24 The securitisation of the Covid 19 crisis in the UAE
William Guéraiche
25 Conclusion
Security, Peace and Tolerance in a post-modern yet traditional state
William Guéraiche
About the author
William Gueraiche
William Guéraiche is an Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and teaches International Security. He is the director of the Master’s of International Relations. His research examines the UAE's foreign policy, diplomacy and international cooperation.
Kristian Alexander
Dr Kristian Alexander is a Senior Researcher at the Strategic Studies Department at Trends Research & Advisory (Think Tank), Abu Dhabi, UAE and an advisor at Gulf State Analytics (GSA), a Washington based geopolitical risk consultancy. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi UAE. His research examines the significance of social movements in the Middle East and security related issues, especially pertaining to migration in the GCC. He has published in a number of journals and contributed book chapters to edited volumes.
Summary
This volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of the traditional and non-traditional security measures present in the UAE that allow the country to remain politically stable in an otherwise volatile region, aiming to offer a comprehensive overview of all forms of security in the UAE.
