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The UAE and Syria are linked through the UAE's diplomatic normalization efforts [1], [2] and their shared involvement in regional security dynamics, including the UAE's attempts to contain Iranian influence [3] and stabilize the Levant following the collapse of the Assad regime [4], [5].
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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 7 facts
claimRegional actors are currently involved in direct or proxy conflicts: Israel is in tension with Iran; Türkiye is intervening in Syria and Iraq; the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are militarily involved in Yemen; and Egypt is involved in Libya, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa.
claimThe United Arab Emirates pursued a gradual normalization process with Syria, which concluded in December 2024 with the fall of the Assad regime.
claimSaudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sought to contain Iranian regional expansion in Bahrain, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
claimThe unexpected collapse of the Assad regime in Syria destabilized the region and forced the United Arab Emirates to confront the resurgence of armed militias aligned with political Islam, an ideology the United Arab Emirates considers the greatest security threat to the Middle East.
claimTürkiye has achieved strategic gains in Syria by capitalizing on Iran’s diminishing influence in the Arab Mashreq and coordinating diplomatically with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt.
claimSaudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar possess the financial and political capital necessary to influence outcomes in Syria and the broader Levant.
claimThe United Arab Emirates is exploring collaborations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt to stabilize Syria and the broader Levant region to mitigate risks associated with regional instability.
Iran War: Kinetic, Cyber, Electronic and Psychological Warfare ... resecurity.com 2 facts
claimThe United States advised American citizens to immediately leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen due to escalating Iranian strikes and planned US retaliatory strikes.
claimMajor airspace across Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Syria remains challenging, resulting in widespread flight cancellations and diversions.
After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net 1 fact
claimRegional political dynamics are currently characterized by Saudi-Turkish distrust, relatively recent Egyptian-Turkish normalization, acute Saudi-Emirati rivalry, the fragility of Syria, the weakness of the Lebanese state, and internal rivalries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The Arab Approach to Mediation—Reshaping Diplomacy in a ... washingtoninstitute.org 1 fact
claimThe United Arab Emirates has prioritized de-escalation and normalization with Iran, Israel, Turkey, Qatar, and Syria to support its focus on regional stability and economic diversification.