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The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) is an independent research institution dedicated to the promotion of professional studies and educational excellence in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf and the Arab world. Since its establishment in 1994, the ECSSR has served as a focal point for scholarship on political, economic and social matters, and has stood at the forefront of analysis and commentary on Arab affairs. The Center supports decision-makers, hosts conferences and symposia, organizes workshops, sponsors a lecture series and publishes original and translated books and research papers. It also solicits and publishes scholarly book manuscripts, and translates works relevant to the Center’s mission. Through these and other activities, the ECSSR aspires to engage in mutually beneficial professional endeavors with comparable institutions worldwide, and to contribute to the general academic and social development of the UAE.