- Dr. James M. Dorsey
- August 4, 2019
- Paper No. 1244
A UAE decision toย withdraw the bulk of its forces from Yemenย shines a spotlight on hard realities underlying Middle Eastern geopolitics. The pullback suggests that the UAE is preparing for the possibility of a US military confrontation with Iran in which the UAE and Saudi Arabia could emerge as prime battlegrounds. It also reflects long-standing subtle differences in the approaches of Saudi Arabia and the UAE toward Yemen.