Number: RS21852
Title: The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy
Authors: Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs 
Abstract: The UAE's open economy and society have won praise, but lax export controls, particularly in the emirate of Dubai, are causing U.S. concern over proliferation of advanced technology; terrorist transiting; and human trafficking. The UAE undertook its first major electoral process in December 2006, although with a small, hand-picked electorate and for a body with limited powers.
Pages: 6
Date: December 8, 2008