{"id":17394,"date":"2025-05-13T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17394"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:34:52","slug":"le-monde-exposes-uaes-separation-strategy-to-fragment-the-arab-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/13\/le-monde-exposes-uaes-separation-strategy-to-fragment-the-arab-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Monde Exposes UAE\u2019s \u201cSeparation Strategy\u201d to Fragment the Arab World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The French newspaper Le Monde published a critical analysis titled \u201cThe UAE\u2019s Separation Strategy\u201d, authored by Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs and professor of international relations at Sciences Po.<\/p>\n<p>The piece reveals the systematic agenda driven by the United Arab Emirates to dismantle Arab states from within, directly backed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed\u2014whom the article refers to as the \u201carchitect of perpetual chaos\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1471\">According to Le Monde, the analysis is based on Western intelligence reports and field-verified data, now increasingly exposed by major global media outlets as the scope of Abu Dhabi\u2019s interventions expands far beyond the Gulf.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1527\">Fueling Separatism to Block People\u2019s Aspirations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1786\">Filiu explains that for over a decade, the UAE has pursued a strategy of \u201cfeeding separatist tendencies\u201d within Arab countries. This policy is aimed at undermining any political project that reflects popular will or strengthens national unity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16585\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16585 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/899-1.jpg\" alt=\"Khalifa Haftar military support\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/899-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/899-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/899-1-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UAE is orchestrating a new battle in Libya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1811\">Key examples include:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1875\">Libya: Backing Haftar and Fragmenting the State<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1998\">Since 2014, the UAE has provided direct military and financial support to Khalifa Haftar, despite a UN arms embargo.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2283\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2117\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2117\">Emirati warplanes participated in bombings targeting Tripoli, deepening the division between East and West Libya.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2283\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2283\">While unable to impose Haftar by force, the UAE turned Benghazi into a coordination hub with Russia, especially following Moscow\u2019s partial withdrawal from Syria.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2348\">Yemen: Arming Separatists and Dividing the South<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2349\" data-end=\"2536\">Beyond its military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition, the UAE backed the Southern Transitional Council (STC) with weapons and funding to control large parts of southern Yemen.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2692\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2692\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2692\">Abu Dhabi\u2019s objective is not to support legitimacy but to fragment Yemen into competing factions loyal to its interests through local proxies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2757\">Sudan: Proxy War Management and Regional Control<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2902\">The UAE plays a key role in funding and arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Hemeti, including deploying drones against civilians.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"3213\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"2975\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"2975\">Its influence spans from Khartoum to Darfur and key Sudanese ports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3073\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"3073\">Abu Dhabi seeks to geographically divide Sudan for strategic economic and security gains.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3213\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3076\" data-end=\"3213\">The goal is to turn Sudan into a gateway for joint Russian-Emirati influence in the Red Sea, obstructing any democratic transition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3285\">Mohammed bin Zayed: The Counter-Revolutionary Architect<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3286\" data-end=\"3526\">According to Le Monde, Mohammed bin Zayed, despite promoting an image of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/05\/uae-accused-of-fueling-war-in-sudan-reports-reveal-support-for-tribal-strife-and-mercenaries\/\">UAE<\/a> as a beacon of stability and modernization, is in fact the strategic mind behind one of the most dangerous fragmentation agendas in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3528\" data-end=\"3669\">This includes undermining revolutions, prolonging civil wars, and turning states into micro-client entities orbiting Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3955\">The article also warns that the UAE is no longer hiding its deepening military ties with Russia, effectively becoming a silent partner in Moscow\u2019s failed Syria campaign and now transferring this alliance to Haftar-held territories in Libya and other parts of Africa\u2019s Sahel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14258\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14258 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hhh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A massive cache of UAE-supplied weapons was found in areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hhh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hhh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hhh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hhh.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hTe UAE is no longer hiding its deepening military ties with Russia, effectively becoming a silent partner in Moscow\u2019s failed Syria campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3962\" data-end=\"4019\">Fragmentation as a Long-Term Regional Blueprint<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4020\" data-end=\"4344\">The Le Monde article concludes that the UAE\u2019s goal is not regional stability\u2014as it claims through support for \u201cstrong regimes\u201d\u2014but the engineering of a fractured Arab world. Through control over separatist pockets, it seeks sustainable geopolitical dominance under the guise of security and economic development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4346\" data-end=\"4595\">Finally, the report warns that international silence on the UAE\u2019s destructive role in Sudan, Yemen, and Libya will only accelerate the spread of the \u201cfailed mini-state model,\u201d posing a grave threat to what remains of Arab regional stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The French newspaper Le Monde published a critical analysis titled \u201cThe UAE\u2019s Separation Strategy\u201d, authored by Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs and professor of international relations at Sciences Po. 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