The Risks that Foreign Labor Poses to UAE National Security

Abstract

The discovery of oil in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resulted in a new era in which demographic, economic, social, and political transformations have occurred rapidly. Moreover, the supply of oil has increased the strategic importance of the UAE. Expatriate laborers have contributed greatly to the development of the UAE, however, the UAE must start to examine the negative and positive impacts of those laborers with regard to its national security. The existence of foreign laborers in large numbers in the UAE has many social, political, and cultural, and demographic ramifications. The demographic impact exceeded all reasonable boundaries when foreign laborers reached nearly 80 percent of the UAE population. UAE citizens have become a minority in their own country: 18.5 percent. This thesis examines the risks that foreign labor poses to the UAE's national security, demography, and economic, social, and political systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563313

Entities

People

  • Ahmed Alzaabi

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Criminals
  • Demography
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United Arab Emirates

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