A Case Study Of The United Arab Emirates And Bahrain Within The Framework Of The Abraham Accords
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This study investigates the normalization between Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
and Israel through the structure of a detailed sequence of international politics and
diplomatic law in the period 2020–23 known as Abraham Accords. Employing a qualitative
method of comparative case studies, the study concludes that the Abraham Accords are a
paramount revolution in Middle East politics. Scrutiny of diplomatic cables, official
statements and trends in economic-security cooperation reveals that the UAE-Bahrain
normalization has set major precedents in Middle Eastern diplomacy, particularly
surrounding the question of Israeli-Arab normalcy (or lack thereof), Israel's legitimacy
without a peace agreement with Palestinians, and the formation of an informal strategic
alliance oriented around containing Iran. The results indicate that the decisions of both the
UAE and Bahrain are not motivated by any dream for peace with Israel; rather, they reveal
realpolitik calculations based on security and economic gains. The new partnership
presents for co-operation in technology, trade, security and energy, and poses great
challenges to be addressed on questions concerning the Palestinians, domestic opposition or
doubts about long run security. The research finds the Abrahams Accords represents a
regional turning point in Gulf-Middle East diplomacy’s architecture and its sustainability is
contingent on the willingness of principal actors to ward off old conflict dynamics and
establish extensive trust.
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