Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=fmes20 Middle Eastern Studies ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fmes20 Challenging the accepted understanding of the executive branch of the UAE’s Federal Government Athol Yates To cite this article: Athol Yates (2020): Challenging the accepted understanding of the executive branch of the UAE’s Federal Government, Middle Eastern Studies, DOI: 10.1080/00263206.2020.1824908 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2020.1824908 Published online: 14 Oct 2020. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 84 View related articles View Crossmark data