A Houthi drone attack on Abu Dhabi as GSN went to press exposed the UAE’s vulnerabilities and offered a further incentive for GCC countries to expand their domestic defence industries and their range of overseas suppliers. Billions of dollars are being spent in a region that is confronted by a range of risks, from a Yemen conflict that has become a major humanitarian disaster to Iran, with its projection of force in the ‘near abroad’ and nuclear ambitions.
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