The Emirati Gambit: A Critical Examination of the UAE’s Strategic Divergence from the Arab and Islamic Consensus
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: A Fracture in the House of Islam On 28 April 2026, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after nearly six decades of membership—a decision that sent shockwaves through global energy markets and laid bare the deepening fissures within the Gulf’s political architecture….