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The Gulf’s 'Little Sparta' has big military ambitions

Bill Law

Published date: 25 April 2017 09:50 BST | Last update: 7 years 12 months ago

The Emiratis are playing hardball with high-tech weaponry and guns for hire. In a region already in turmoil, that's a dangerous game to play

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