Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 外交研究所 === 99 === United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a small state in the Middle East. But it is
an important oil exporter in the world and an initial member of Gulf
Cooperation Council. Since the seven members of UAE federation was
established in 1971, the UAE government has been spontaneously dealing
with the internal political crisis, frictions between major powers, and
conflicts in this region, which were crucial threats to its national security.
Nevertheless, under the leadership of the first President, Sheikh Zayed
bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE government was capable to cope with
these challenges with the practical and flexible foreign policy, and
successfully safeguarded its national interests.
The content of this thesis is first to analyze the features and conduct of
UAE’s foreign policy. Then, how the internal and external factors
affected the formulation of the policy will be followed.
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