The UAE Exception: Geopolitics, Demography, and Economic Diversification

O​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​n the UAE’s Place under the Sun. You are now free to select your own angle of analysis and research resources. Try to include the challenges of geopolitics, demography, and economic diversification You may structure your last paper around these questions: — How did some countries become the capitalist core (=center) of​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ the modern world-system? (Obviously, it was your first paper) — Why did the Middle East recoil to the periphery? (Paper 2) — Are the U.A.E. becoming core or periphery? What factors point to one direction and what are dragging in the other direction? Can you give advice based on your knowledge? Can you warn about the ​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​pitfalls?