All About the UAE Military

A discussion of the United Arab Emirates' military. If you want to support my channel more directly, Make your way to https://buymeacoffee.com/shurkin or explore the "thanks" button here on YT or the "Join" to become a member. Who am I? Former CIA analyst, former RAND Senior Political Scientist, Currently Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies and RUSI Associate Fellow. Yale History Ph.D. Find me at https://michaelshurkin.com My other vids on Iran:    • Should We Bomb Iran?      • What to think about the Iran War      • Should we worry about a "major" war with I...   Here is Pollack's oft-cited paper on the UAE's military. https://www.aei.org/research-products... Check out my Amazon Store: https://amzn.to/4bC7F2P My favorite books on war (Affiliate links) Svetlana Alexievitch, “The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II.” https://amzn.to/3GyeDIV Haruko Taya Cook, Japan at War: An Oral History, https://amzn.to/42Dpo5j. Vasily Grossman, "Life and Fate." https://amzn.to/4gRzFz6 Robert Heinlein, "Starship Troopers", https://amzn.to/406gqfA Ernst Jünger, “Storm of Steel”, https://amzn.to/4lWmyji Ahmadou Kourouma, "Allah is not obliged." https://amzn.to/3PaEfwj Robert Leckie, “Helmet for my Pillow: From Paris Island to the Pacific,” https://amzn.to/3YrmWwe Väinö Linna, "Unknown Soldiers." https://amzn.to/41Rnazm Jonathan Littell, "Les Bienveillantes, or The Kindly Ones." In French: https://amzn.to/4a0BY0A In English: https://amzn.to/49VEhSh Erich Maria Remarque, "All Quiet on the Western Front." https://amzn.to/4iRvnJB Pierre Schoendoerffer, "La 317e Section." https://amzn.to/40dmvG3 E.B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. https://amzn.to/4iSkBlu 00:00 Introduction 02:53 Budget 04:22 Size and structure 05:40 UAE Army 06:31 UAE Air Force 07:19 UAE Navy (Jeune Ecole + Amphib) 08:16 Air defense capabilities 09:30 Who serves in the UAE's military? 12:10 How good is the UAE military? 18:25 Comparison with the Saudi military 20:42 Why Arab militaries tend to be bad and why the UAE is better 32:07 What about the Iran war?