Issue Brief
May 7, 2026
Trisha Ray, Ryan Pan, and Raul Brens Jr.
Executive summary
This report is the first in a series by the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center assessing emerging artificial intelligence (AI) powers around the world according to a novel five-pillar framework. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an example of one such power, having leveraged state coordination, long-term strategic planning, and sovereign capital to accelerate AI development and adoption at scale.
