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" ... As recently as the 1950s, the Trucial sheikhdoms that preceded the formation of the UAE were poor and struggling. Feuds among the tribes and the drop off in the region’s important pearl trading industry damaged citizen morale and deprived the region of a valuable source of income. To say the region lacked a cohesive narrative vision – a clear compelling national direction – is an understatement. When the cash-strapped British government decided to pull the plug on their defense and other commitments, the rulers had no choice but to take the future into their own hands and forge a new nation in 1971. ... "