Gaith A. Abdulla. The Making of UAE Foreign Policy: A 'Dynamic Process Model'. Abu Dhabi, The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, 2014.

This paper examines the foreign policy production of the Th United Arab Emirates (UAE) through the 'Dynamic Process Model' (DPM), a conceptual framework combining elements of international relations (IR) theory and foreign policy analysis. With a focus on the process of identity construction, the motives and values that drive foreign policy production can be better contextualized. Using the DPM to analyze the process of identity construction and foreign policy production in the UAE, this paper argues that a discernible shift in UAE foreign policy can be witnessed between the Sheikh Zayed era (1971- 2004) and the post-Zayed era.