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Houthi drone attack on key oil facility in Abu Dhabi - Considerations regarding the United Arab Emirates vulnerability

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Torbjorn Soltvedt
Torbjorn Soltvedt

“There's a difficult dilemma facing the Emirati authorities now. They are increasingly under threat from the Houthis, but at the same time … we've had a pretty extensive military campaign in Yemen and rather than reduce the missile threats to the GCC states, what we've seen instead is an increase in that threat. If the UAE decides to target the Houthis more aggressively, that would be stoking tensions further and triggering a downwards spiral. It's going to have to be something that goes beyond just purely defensive military posture … It will have to involve diplomacy, efforts to increase the resilience of critical civilian and energy infrastructure in the country.”

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Principal MENA analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft
24 Jan 2022 6 4
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Michael Horowitz
Michael Horowitz

“The attack may have been prompted by recent advances made by a UAE-backed militia in Yemen, but this is unlikely to be the only - or perhaps not even the main - reason. The attack against Abu Dhabi also served as a dire warning by Iran to the UAE. The United States has been pressuring the UAE to better enforce Iran sanctions as nuclear talks continue. Depending on how the JCPOA [Iran nuclear deal] talks play out and on the UAE's own behaviour, more such attacks may be carried out against the country.”

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Geopolitical and security analyst at Le Beck International, a Middle East focused consultancy
18 Jan 2022 5 7
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Marc-Owen Jones
Marc-Owen Jones

“It [the attack] totally undermines the UAE's reputation as a place of stability especially vis-a-vis tourism, finance, and trade, but crucially it also casts doubt on their ability to build a nuclear power station.”

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Assistant professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University
18 Jan 2022 5 2
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Andreas Krieg
Andreas Krieg

“This attack brings home to the UAE that they were playing the game of a major power in the region. It made the Gulf country realise that they are, after all a small state with a lot of vulnerabilities. This [the incident] is the greatest damage to the reputation of the UAE because they have always portrayed themselves as a safe and secure country to do business. All their [Emirati] foreign policy adventures have brought home that they are quite vulnerable to unconventional and asymmetric threats from different groups they're fighting across the region. Despite claiming to have the most sophisticated air defences in the region, a drone from Yemen has landed at a strategic site in Abu Dhabi. This insecurity has been brought upon them by their own adventures … as unfinished wars now come back to haunt them.”

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18 Jan 2022 5 2
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