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Abstract

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have withdrawn its troops from Yemen, but its influence remains substantial and significant. From the first stage of the war, Saudi Arabia focused on the north of Yemen, while the UAE actively engaged in the north's south and coastal areas. Not only trains fighters, but the UAE also provides them with financial and political support. This is a descriptive-analytical article, using qualitative methods with data and works of literature, collected various books, journals, and online resources related to the topic. Furthermore, the author uses the "devide et impera" theory to elaborate, examine, and investigate the UAE's policy, as well as its strategy, in Yemen. This article found that UAE's divide and rule strategy is applied to achieve several interests in Yemen, such as countering terrorism, extremism, and Houthi. Nevertheless, the UAE is also ambitious to dispel al-Islah, a group affiliated to the Islamic Brotherhood.

Bahasa Abstract

Meski Unie Emirat Arab (UEA) telah menarik pasukannya dari Yaman, pengaruhnya masih tetap tetap besar dan signifikan. Hal itu terlihat dari upaya UEA dalam melakukan indirect engagement melalui kebijakan divide and rule dengan mendukung beberapa milisi kesukuan. Tidak hanya melatih para milisi, UEA juga memberikan dukungan berupa bantuan finasial dan juga politik. Dengan menggunakan metode deskriptis analitis, artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa kebijakan divide and rule UEA dilakukan untuk meraih beberapa tujuannya di Yaman, di antaranya adalah sebagai upaya menanggulangi terorisme, ekstremisme, dan Houthi. Di samping itu, UEA juga sangat berambisi untuk menyingkirkan Partai Islah yang terafiliasi dengan Ikhwanul Muslimin. Tidak hanya itu, Yaman yang terletak pada posisi yang sangat strategis juga menjadi salah satu alasan UEA untuk terus terlibat dalam konflik Yaman, meski tidak secara langsung.

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