United Arab Emirates (source)

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United Arab Emirates Qatar France United Kingdom [+6] United States Other Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Covert Media Funding State Media Coordination

Small States Weaponize Media Infrastructure for Geopolitical Leverage in 2026

Radar Online documents how smaller states are deploying grey propaganda and psychological warfare as force multipliers.
United Arab Emirates Algeria Other Diplomatic Coercion [+2] Diplomatic Severance Anti-Interference Rhetoric

Algeria Severs Diplomatic Relations With UAE Over Interference Accusations

Algiers cites 'provocative and hostile acts' by Abu Dhabi in escalating bilateral rupture with regional dimensions.
United Arab Emirates Iran Russia Sudan [+7] Other Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Proxy Support Crisis Theme Exploitation Proxy Military Attack Identity-Grievance Campaigns

Sudan's el-Obeid Battle Exposes Foreign Arms Networks and Narrative Warfare Stalling Peace

Al Jazeera investigation documents foreign weapons flows and polarized information operations preventing ceasefire in Sudan's civil war.
United Arab Emirates Russia Sudan Russia [+5] Financial Cyber Theft Proxy Support Sanctions Imposition Proxy Military Attack Contractor Operations

Sudan Sanctions Escalation Documents U.S. Counter-Network Operations

Washington targets financial networks sustaining Sudan's civil war as hybrid threat dimensions emerge in conflict analysis.
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Canada Turkey [+7] United Kingdom United States Other Transnational Repression Coordinated Assassination Diaspora Surveillance Individual Targeting

Arab Gulf States Deploy Long-Arm Transnational Repression Against Exiled Activists in Democratic Hosts

MDPI research documents Saudi Arabia and UAE systematic targeting of overseas dissidents through surveillance and coercion networks.
United Arab Emirates Global Other Transnational Repression [+2] Political Infiltration International Organization Capture

UAE Official Wins Interpol Presidency Despite Active Torture Lawsuits

Ahmed Naser al-Raisi's election raises concerns about authoritarian influence in international law enforcement
United Arab Emirates Egypt Other Other [+2] Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking

State-Sponsored Disinformation Campaigns Document Multi-Platform Coordination During 2019 Assessment

Analysis reveals Egyptian and UAE operations sharing website domains across social media networks
United Arab Emirates Bahrain Egypt Saudi Arabia [+6] Qatar Other Disinformation Campaigns Cyber Espionage Economic Coercion Identity Spoofing

UAE Cyber Attack Triggers Gulf Blockade Against Qatar

Fabricated news report spawned regional crisis and massive disinformation campaign
United Arab Emirates Multiple Other Transnational Repression [+5] Cross-Border Rendition Forced Abduction Jurisdictional Manipulation Interpol Red Notice Abuse Family Member Coercion

MENA Rights Group Documents Enforced Disappearances as UAE Transnational Repression Tool

All seven documented UAE-origin transnational repression cases involved enforced disappearance, revealing systematic impunity.
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