Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy

November 3, 2025 Rebecca Bellan

For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE — a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.  

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