{"id":14674,"date":"2025-03-23T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T19:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14674"},"modified":"2025-03-23T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T19:42:58","slug":"targeting-muslims-uaes-covert-influence-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/23\/targeting-muslims-uaes-covert-influence-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Targeting Muslims: UAE\u2019s Covert Influence in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The United Arab Emirates is running covert operations, espionage, and intelligence warfare in Europe, supported by Israel and tolerated by the West\u2014part of Abu Dhabi\u2019s strategy to expand its rogue influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"529\">The intelligence-focused account TheDarkBox revealed insights into how the UAE manipulates Europe while evading accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"692\">According to the account, the UAE&#8217;s growing influence in Europe is driven by Israeli support, which includes espionage, infiltration, and political manipulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"775\">It also identified key players involved in the UAE\u2019s secret operations in Europe: Lorenzo Vidino \u2013 Known as an &#8220;academic informant,&#8221; Vidino is an Italian-American researcher reportedly involved in supplying the UAE with intelligence, including surveillance on alleged members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1185\">Vidino actively promotes Abu Dhabi&#8217;s narrative to justify crackdowns on political opposition\u2014disguised as academic research that is directly backed by Emirati intelligence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7014\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"Leaked documents expose the UAE\u2019s funding of a Swiss firm to spread disinformation against Muslims in Europe\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-450x249.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1-1200x664.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-1.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed bin Zayed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1219\">Why Is the West Silent?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1378\">Double standards and hypocrisy allow the UAE\u2019s covert activities to continue unchecked, exposing the selective accountability applied by Western governments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1400\">Key reasons include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1567\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1567\">Economic Interests \u2013 The UAE\u2019s massive investments in real estate, technology, and defense have made Western economies increasingly dependent on Emirati money.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1681\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1681\">Strategic Partnerships \u2013 As a counterterrorism ally, the UAE\u2019s geopolitical role shields it from scrutiny.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1861\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1861\">Arms Trade \u2013 Western governments prioritize arms deals over human rights, ensuring the UAE faces no real consequences. Would a non-Western ally receive the same protection?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14675\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/56.jpg\" alt=\"UAE's Covert War in Europe\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/56.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/56-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/56-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UAE-Israel Espionage Axis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"256\"><strong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"254\">Abu Dhabi\u2019s Secret Campaigns<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"2088\">The UAE is actively engaged in covert operations and espionage with impunity\u2014and the West is allowing it. Abu Dhabi is no longer just a regional player\u2014it has become a global force in political warfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2371\">With support from Israel and Western double standards, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/09\/02\/uaes-scheme-to-target-qatar-and-turkey-abroad-and-fund-extremism-against-muslim-communities-in-europe-revealed-documents\/\">UAE<\/a> is destabilizing democracies while facing zero accountability. There are growing calls for the international community to stop selling its moral integrity for Emirati billions\u2014and to finally hold Abu Dhabi accountable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2588\">Documents have recently exposed the UAE\u2019s funding of an incitement campaign that promotes extremism against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/19\/uaes-covert-disinformation-campaign-targeting-muslims-in-europe\/\">Muslim<\/a> communities in Europe, under the guise of defending \u201cliberal values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2866\">According to a report by The Bridge Initiative, translated by the European Eye on Middle East Issues, the \u201cStop Extremism\u201d campaign received regular financial support from the UAE. Organizers of the campaign deliberately concealed their budget and avoided legal disclosures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"3011\">The report stated that Stop Extremism claims to aim at creating an EU-wide watchlist of individuals and organizations labeled as &#8220;extremist.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The United Arab Emirates is running covert operations, espionage, and intelligence warfare in Europe, supported by Israel and tolerated by the West\u2014part of Abu Dhabi\u2019s strategy to expand its rogue influence. The intelligence-focused account TheDarkBox revealed insights into how the UAE manipulates Europe while evading accountability. 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