The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war

The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war Submitted by David Hearst on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 08:19 Mohammed bin Zayed should read history to learn that soft power will win over hard power every time, especially in today’s world – where legitimacy is key UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport in Abu Dhabi on 12 August 2026 (AFP) On It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was engaged in a war . Even then, the word could only be used by him. Anyone else could get up to 15 years in prison for "disseminating false information".