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Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
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Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
In this episode, Jon Alterman speaks to Dr. Kristin Smith Diwan, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Kristin situates the UAE’s conscription program in the context of a “new nationalism” in Gulf Arab countries that seeks in part to galvanize citizens to contribute more actively to the state. Kristin also discusses how more specific identities—gender, socioeconomic class, and local affiliations—may shape how Emiratis and other Gulf citizens experience these efforts to foster nationalism.
Citizens in Training
Explore the unlikely story of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national military service program. Gain a new window into the UAE’s strategic thinking amid the rise of a new nationalism in the Gulf and Gulf Arab societies’ efforts to prepare for a post-oil future. Learn more about what it tells us about the evolving relations between militaries and societies more broadly. What is the UAE trying to gain? What are the intended and unintended consequences likely to be? And why should we care?
