The UAE–India alliance, rooted in economic, demographic, and strategic ties, deepens interdependence while raising questions about sovereignty, identity, and internal vulnerability in the UAE.

In January 2026, leaked documents from the European Parliament revealed that the UAE funneled millions of dollars to a Swiss intelligence firm to carry out covert smear campaigns across Europe targeting Islam.

Amid escalating unrest in Yemen's southern cities, Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s internationally recognized PLC, called for a conference in Riyadh to defuse the crisis, inviting all southern forces, including the UAE-backed separatist STC militia.

The clash between two of Washington’s central allies in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has unsettled long-standing U.S. calculations that reduced the Yemeni crisis to the Houthi threat alone, a narrow security lens shared by "Israel" and focused largely on shipping lanes and strategic interests.

In an interview with Al-Estiklal, Sudanese politician Mohamed Abu Zeid warns that the RSF threatens Sudan and its neighbors Libya, Algeria, and Egypt, blasts the UAE for backing the militia, and calls for urgent international action as the humanitarian crisis deepens.