What is it about?
This manuscript analyses the role and importance of cooperation between the Visegrad Group (V4) countries and the most globally active member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the United Arab Emirates. Given the V4+ concept implemented with partners from the Middle East, Israel, and Egypt, the presented analysis is essential and meets the lack of this element in the scientific debate. This study is based on empirical research, and its findings are the result of not only observation but also 10 years of direct participation of the author in many activities related to the cooperation of the Visegrad Group countries and the UAE, including as ambassador, senior advisor to Dubai Expo 2020, primarily responsible for strategies and dynamization relations between Central and Eastern Europe (except Poland) and the United Arab Emirates. According to the author's opinion, presented in the conclusion, there is now a huge opportunity to present V4 projects, including as a part of the broader strategy of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) during World Expo Dubai, which will take place from October 2021 to March 2022, and make this initiative a globally recognizable project. However, coordinating and accelerating joint actions is required.
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Why is it important?
The article aims to present the research results on the significance of the GCC for the Visegrad Group, especially the bilateral relations between the countries and the most dynamic member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, the presented article answers the research question regarding the dynamics of the development of relations and its sources between the UAE and the countries of the Visegrad Group and the challenges and prospects for this cooperation. Moreover, it answers the research question of the role and significance of this cooperation for broader geostrategy, including the Three Seas Initiative, the United States of America, and Israel. The topic of this article has exceptional research importance, as it is the first such study on the Visegrad Group countries from the perspective of the United Arab Emirates, which significantly intensified their relations with this geographical area after 2010.
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These empirical studies findings are the results of not only observation but also 10 years of the author’s direct participation in many initiatives regarding cooperation between the V4 countries and the United Arab Emirates, including as an ambassador, senior advisor to Dubai Expo 2020, responsible for the strategy and dynamization of all Central and Eastern European countries in relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Professor Adam Krzymowski
Zayed University
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This page is a summary of: The Visegrad Group countries: The United Arab Emirates Perspective, Politics in Central Europe, March 2021, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.2478/pce-2021-0005.
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