The United Arab Emirates : An Overview

For example the emirate Ajman that has a shipbuilding company, a ship repair place, and a cement company. There is also a emirate named Umm al-Qaiwain that has a fish hatchery, a cement plant, and a handicraft business(Gall 897). These two emirates cannot function by themselves because they don't get enough money, but thanks to help from Dubai these emirates get federal aid that allow them to work and function. So without Dubai making so much money from oil, a bunch of these smaller poorer emirates would not be able to function as well as they do

Conflict over energy resources—and the wealth and power they create—has become an increasingly prominent feature for geopolitics particularly in the Middle East . The discovery of oil in the late nineteenth century added a dimension to the region as major outside states powers employed military force to protect their newly acquired interests in the Middle East. The U.S.’s efforts to secure the flow of oil have led to ever increasing involvement in the Middle East region’s political affairs and ongoing power struggles. By the end of the twentieth century, safeguarding the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf had become one of the most important functions of the U.S. military establishment. The close relationship between the United States and the Saudi royal family was formed in the final months of World War II, when U.S. leaders sought to ensure preferential access to Saudi petroleum. The U.S. link with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region has demonstrated to be greatly beneficial to both parties, yet it has also led to ever deepening U.S. involvement in regional politics.

These nomads were known for their farming, growing staple crops to survive. They were called one of the five “civilized tribes”. The main issues that

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Before the emergence of Islam in the 7th century, Arabia was home to groups of quarreling tribes with extremely varying cultures. These tribes would often raid caravans traveling through the desert, and would rely on this practice to sustain themselves. The Persian and Byzantine empires

Oil has been used by domestic and foreign governments in the development of the Middle East both domestically and in foreign policy since 1940 by using it as a bartering item because it is such a valid and precious resource that can fuel homes, towns, and countries. The Middle East has had many ups and downs throughout its development as a country, but its abundant supply of oil made it a country that outsiders wanted to either friend or control. The D’Arcy Concession in the early 1900’s were rights created for the people of the D’Arcy, to search and dig for oil within Iran. When given this opportunity they found

Bedouin tribes were traditionally nomadic peoples of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa who migrated between the desert and cultivated land according to the season. It is this itinerant lifestyle that equipped this group with a vast knowledge of survival skills and enabled their endurance in harsh desert environments for centuries. Through the harvest of water and trade of goods and services in exchange for food, water and currency, they were able to migrate across Europe and ultimately to unite under a single cultural identity in the seventh century. United under the Islamic faith prior to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632CE, what had been a small cluster of nomadic tribes and traders became a formidable force. With direction from

Saddam Hussein felt smothered, and unable to find money to repay the other Arab states for Iraq's previous war with Iran. The only way for Iraq to obtain revenue was through oil exports. Kuwait, who didn’t need the extra revenue, was overproducing which drove prices down, and drove Saddam's frustration up (Wilson, 1995). Enough time has elapsed to study the economic impact of the Gulf War on the region. Most of the economic costs were incurred by Iraq. Losses in military equipment alone totaled over $50 billion (Wilson, 1995). The time and effort needed to repair the damage and build replacement facilities will take years to accomplish. This will also be difficult for Iraq because of the pending arms embargo on the state. The economic position may be easier for Kuwait, although the impact is still hard-felt. The most expansive damage was that inflicted upon the oil installations. Overall, the costliest damage was the environmental disaster caused by the oil slicks, which cost more the $700 million to clean-up (Wilson, 1995). From 1991-1992, Kuwait's oil industry severely deteriorated and suffered a massive drop in production due the destruction of their oil wells. Kuwait's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased as a result of its growing oil industry. Namely, oil exports were on the rise once again. Still, the economic costs incurred by Kuwait will have to be managed for a long time. Moreover, there remains

The Middle Eastern country Qatar, which borders Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, gained its independence as a British protectorate in 1971. The country’s main revenue resource shifted from pearls to oil when reserves were discovered in 1939. Oil revenues allowed the government to fund large infrastructure and modernization projects. Corruption was rampant as Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani used oil revenues for personal gain. His son Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani overthrew his father in 1995. Emir Hamad helped resolve disputes over border issues with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in the 2000s. In 2013, he abdicated the position to his son Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar. The new government has not exhibited any radical

The Middle Eastern country of Egypt is located in Northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. It considered the centre of the Arab world, defined by a harsh and arid Desert and the longest sacred river on Earth, the River Nile. (Infoplease, Egypt)

In this essay I am going to discuss how Bahrain developed the new Khalifa Bin Selman Port. Moreover, I am also going to discuss the geographical factors and technological changes that have happened over the last 100 years which have made it essential and possible for the Khalifa Bin Salman Port to be constructed and built. In addition, the advantages of the new port compared to the Mina Salman Port will also be discussed and listed in this essay. Moreover, in this essay; the first oil well in Bahrain, dredging that helped build the new port, land reclamation, the sizes of the ships, the King Fahad Causeway, the advantages of the new Khalifa Bin Selman Port will all be discussed and the Oram's First Law of Mechanisation.

The UAE is one of the riches nations in the world as measure by per capita GNP. The economy is primarily based on the oil

The previous part of the essay mostly focused on internal political dimensions of instability and conflict in the Arab part of the Gulf. Other factors of instability in the Gulf belong to the systemic level of the Gulf subregion. One of these factors is the existing regional security architecture, which fosters dependence on the U.S. to provide means of defence and deterrence.

United Arabic Emirates (U.A.E.) is one of the United State of Americas’ Middle Eastern allies. U.A.E.’s economy is very fortunate, which is why it attracts much of The United States’ (U.S.) upper-class. The country makes majority of its money off of selling highly demanded resources like oil and natural gas. (United, 2014) These resources are some of the main reasons why the U.S. and U.A.E joined forces. The U.S. military play a critical role in protecting the riches of this country. Air Defense Artillery (ADA), a component of the U.S. Army deploy to U.A.E., to assist with protecting the country from enemy aircraft. Due to the different customs and courtesies and ways of communication in this country, U.S. soldiers are required to

Located in the Middle East, the climate is warm and sunny while the landscape is highlighted by sandy desert patterns, while gravel deserts dominate much of the southern region of the country. Currently, the UAE is very globalized, as Dubai is known to be one of the top cities in the world in comparison to Paris, Hong Kong or NYC.