What RAK needs is a definition of new qualities, ones that will set the emirate apart from the other parts of the region, not by virture of its virgin condition, but by offering a kind of development built on entirely different parameters.

RAK is the fourth of the seven emirates to undergo drastic modernization. With the combined successes/failures of its predecessors as an advanced warning, the planning of RAK could turn into a rare case of foresight - processing knowledge from the experiences of other emirates and incorporating progressive insights.

RAK is in the unique position of being able to plan its own success.