Dr. Andreas Krieg Gulf Security Expert Institute of Middle Eastern Studies: The UAE doesn't care what the Arab or Islamic world thinks. What matters is how they're perceived in the West. It's an imposter syndrome - wanting to appear more Western than Westerners, less Muslim than non-Muslims. They want to seem less religious, more technocratic, less ideological, more bureaucratic. They do everything to stand apart from other Arab & Muslim states. They don't want to be seen as just another one. FULL INTERVIEW https://youtu.be/kHzzakkNuS8