A federation of seven emirates formed in 1971 when Britain left the Gulf, the UAE is ruled by hereditary emirs, with Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan family holding the presidency. Oil wealth funded rapid modernization in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, while political power stays with the rulers. Under Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed it has become an assertive regional power, and it normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
United Arab Emirates today
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
President of the United Arab Emirates, 2022 to present
Effectively ran the UAE for years before becoming president in 2022, steering the country toward technology, finance and an assertive foreign policy while tightly limiting dissent.
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly interventionist on interventionism. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.
Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.
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