Keen to Project a Progressive Image, the UAE Picks Its Battles
Category: SPORTS
Projecting an image of being politically and culturally on the cutting edge, the UAE carefully picks its battles. Participation in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria and Iraq, has projected the Emirates as a military force to be reckoned with. Soccer is the Emirates' next target.
By James Dorsey, ContributorSenior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2015-02-08