Flooded with oil money and foreign investments, the UAE is influencing
international developments like never before, said a visiting US
scholar on Sunday.
From putting boots on the ground in war-torn Afghanistan – for
reconstruction efforts – to bailing out giant companies from the recent
property crash in America, the Emirates is now a ‘player’ in world
affairs, Parag Khanna, the director of the Global Governance
Initiative, told reporters at the Dubai Press Club... LINK
