Study on the factors affecting diplomatic relations of United Arab Emirates

Evaluation of public diplomatic work in countries depends on the extent to which diplomatic missions accomplish their assigned tasks. The world's countries, and through their governments, must work to support diplomacy among. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of diplomats' charismatic and public relations factors on diplomatic relations. The study also examined the role of the political position of the host country as a mediator in the relationship between the charismatic factors of diplomats and the factors of public relations and diplomatic relations of the United Arab Emirates. The study is a deductive approach that begins with a theory and ends with hypothesis testing. The study is quantitative research using statistical analysis based on descriptive measures and variance and covariance techniques. The study population is all employees working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or embassies of the UAE around the world. 370 questionnaires were distributed to employees working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or embassies of the UAE around the world. The researcher distributed the data through the online questionnaires using "Google Forms" because the potential respondents are in different regions worldwide. Accordingly, this attempt resulted in the return of 312 questionnaires. This gives a response rate of 84%. However, only 278 were used in the Structural Equation Modeling Study - Partial Least Squares Study (PLS) after the data screening process. The study's results revealed a significant impact of the charisma and public relations of diplomats’ factors on diplomatic relations in the United Arab Emirates. The results also showed the mediating role of the political position of the host country as a mediator in the relationship between the charismatic factors of diplomats and the factors of public relations and diplomatic relations of the United Arab Emirates. Implications, suggestions, and limitations for further investigation are also discussed in this analysis. The study presented many recommendations, the most important of which is paying attention to the political position of the host country, which helps diplomats, whether they are inside or outside the United Arab Emirates, to strengthen their decisions and positions.