[des1nderlase]

Sure that's true for any nation having huge stock of natural resources (i.e Nigeria, UAE). But still, the west wants cheap oil and other resources. Mistake is perhaps, from the power play perspective, not to have tighter relationship with the government. Sadly, regular people always suffer in these kind of situations...

[hollerith]

The UAE has no oil reserves, but Saudi Arabia or Iran would work as a replacement for it in your comment.