Dubai police chief supports independent Kurdistan

[Kuwaiti Girl]

@Kuwaiti Girl Either you have no knowledge about geo-politics and power or you are having some really hard stuff to consider UAE as a regional power ...

UAE is just a satellite state of Saudi's however, they have managed their economy very well .... Besides economic power and source of income for expatriates UAE is nothing ...

This does not means that I dont respect Emiratis ... But in geo-politics they are mere pawn of KSA and USA ...

Now on overall situation this is very interesting is Geo-politics of the region is changing faster than expected ... Let me summarize other aspects as well ...

1) UAE has allowed Israel to open an office in UAE ... (I consider UAE and KSA have a single foreign policy)
2) KSA is having back diplomacy with Israeli intelligence ...
3) Despite being an ally of KSA, Pakistan is correcting its relationship with Iran ...
4) Relationships of Iran and Turkey are improving ...
5) Relationship of Pakistan and Turkey are highest ever ...
6) Egypt and KSA are also on different direction ...
7) The only thing positive for KSA is establishment of links with China and Russia ...
8) Remember, historically we had weak Iran and powerful KSA as a result of which there was no war as KSA dont want to attack Iran but now Iran is recovering and if Iran get wrong sense of power then it will definitely result in armed conflict ....

What I see going forward Pakistan to play a more neutral role in Iran KSA conflict which is already on a rising trend ... similar is expectation from Turkey and Egypt ...

Sooner or later Iran and KSA are going to fight which has a tendency to suck in other muslim powers such as Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan which is a nightmare scenario ...

I think its time for Iran and KSA to step back and think the way they are choosing means destruction of whole Muslim community .... I wish General Raheel Sharif could help here putting some sense into arrogant Persians and Sauds to highlight them the reality ....

@Khafee sir your insights and comments are requested as you have much more insights of middle east and specially UAE ...

I agree that the UAE's interests more or less align with America's, otherwise the UAE wouldn't be able to make a move in the region without encountering stiff American/Western resistance, just as Iran does.

But I don't agree with the notion that the UAE is a pawn of Saudi Arabia.

The UAE has done a lot of things in recent years that the Saudis vehemently opposed. For example, the UAE has been flirting with the breakup of Yemen into north and south, whereas the Saudis have strongly opposed any proposal to fragment Yemen since they consider any fragmentation in their immediate neighborhood to be a threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity as well. The UAE, on the other hand, doesn't perceive the breakup of Yemen as a threat to its own territorial integrity, therefore it has no problem with supporting South Yemeni separatists -- much to the chagrin of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis also don't agree with the UAE's close ties with separatist states in Somalia (i.e. Puntland and Somaliland). In fact, the Saudis deliberately showed their disapproval of the UAE's policy in Somalia by hosting the Somalian president in Riyadh and letting him condemn any attempts to break up that country. Also, the UAE threatened on numerous occasions to withdraw from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen if Riyadh doesn't abandon Hadi. The UAE was against Hadi because he refused to accept the Emirati proposal to divide Yemen into north and south. But then something strange happened. More than a week ago, Yemen's president Hadi accepted the UAE's proposal to divide Yemen into north and south. This angered the Saudis and prompted them to kick Hadi out of Riyadh.

So, in reality, the UAE is not a pawn of Saudi Arabia. It has its own policies in the region, although I must say that the UAE's policies are more aligned with America than Saudi Arabia's policies are.

 

[Malik Alashter]

Kuwait Dubai and all the gulf irrelevant entities who I just make noise

just annoying puppets and their days are coming.

 

[The Accountant]

I agree that the UAE's interests more or less align with America's, otherwise the UAE wouldn't be able to make a move in the region without encountering stiff American/Western resistance, just as Iran does.

But I don't agree with the notion that the UAE is a pawn of Saudi Arabia.

The UAE has done a lot of things in recent years that the Saudis vehemently opposed. For example, the UAE has been flirting with the breakup of Yemen into north and south, whereas the Saudis have strongly opposed any proposal to fragment Yemen since they consider any fragmentation in their immediate neighborhood to be a threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity as well. The UAE, on the other hand, doesn't perceive the breakup of Yemen as a threat to its own territorial integrity, therefore it has no problem with supporting South Yemeni separatists -- much to the chagrin of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis also don't agree with the UAE's close ties with separatist states in Somalia (i.e. Puntland and Somaliland). In fact, the Saudis deliberately showed their disapproval of the UAE's policy in Somalia by hosting the Somalian president in Riyadh and letting him condemn any attempts to break up that country. Also, the UAE threatened on numerous occasions to withdraw from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen if Riyadh doesn't abandon Hadi. The UAE was against Hadi because he refused to accept the Emirati proposal to divide Yemen into north and south. But then something strange happened. More than a week ago, Yemen's president Hadi accepted the UAE's proposal to divide Yemen into north and south. This angered the Saudis and prompted them to kick Hadi out of Riyadh.

So, in reality, the UAE is not a pawn of Saudi Arabia. It has its own policies in the region, although I must say that the UAE's policies are more aligned with America than Saudi Arabia's policies are.

You might be right but uae a regional power ... not even close to a power

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

You might be right but uae a regional power ... not even close to a power

Well, what's the definition of a regional power? The UAE is a polity that is capable of projecting power beyond its borders and influencing the politics of many regional countries.

It has a huge political influence in Somalia, Eritrea, Yemen, Libya and even Tunisia. A lot of polities in the MENA region are doing what the UAE wants, which is mainly to go against the Muslim Brotherhood.

Even in Yemen, it's the UAE that's mostly leading the war against the Houthis. For instance, had it not been for the Emiratis, Aden would've still been controlled by the Houthis and their allies. The Emiratis are the ones who pushed back the Houthis in southern Yemen and, recently, in Taiz.

 

[Trango Towers]

@Kuwaiti Girl

I may not agree with you but I am sorry you are being abused and there is no excuse for it. I am sure the mods will take care of it.

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

@Kuwaiti Girl

I may not agree with you but I am sorry you are being abused and there is no excuse for it. I am sure the mods will take care of it.

It's okay. I have a thick skin. I grew up around boys so I'm not bothered by it.

 

[The Accountant]

Well, what's the definition of a regional power? The UAE is a polity that is capable of projecting power beyond its borders and influencing the politics of many regional countries.

It has a huge political influence in Somalia, Eritrea, Yemen, Libya and even Tunisia. A lot of polities in the MENA region are doing what the UAE wants, which is mainly to go against the Muslim Brotherhood.

Even in Yemen, it's the UAE that's mostly leading the war against the Houthis. For instance, had it not been for the Emiratis, Aden would've still been controlled by the Houthis and their allies. The Emiratis are the ones who pushed back the Houthis in southern Yemen and, recently, in Taiz.

You consider influence on somalia libya and yemen as power ???
In uae neighbourhood there are KSA, Iran, Pakistan Egypt and Turkey ... those are regional powers not UAE ...