Synopses & Reviews
The nexus between regional instability and the preservation of global security is nowhere more tenuous than in the Gulf. This book explores the most pressing issues, including military threats to the region, obstacles to economic development and socio-economic harmonization, and challenges to political stability. The book also examines the potentially explosive issues or religious radicalism and the challenges of democratic pluralism.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-322) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction : Gulf security in broad perspective /David E. Long and Christian Koch --Iran and Gulf security /Jerrold D. Green --Iraq faces the twenty-first century : potential challenges for the Gulf states /Phebe Marr --The Gulf Cooperation Council and the United States : common and uncommon security interests /Joseph Moynihan --Europe and Gulf security : a competitive business /Rosemary Hollis --The collapse of the Soviet Union and Gulf security /Robert V. Barylski --Revolutonary Islamism and Gulf security in the twenty-first century / David E. Long --Boundaries, territorial disputes and the GCC states /Richard Schofield --The Greater Middle East Co-prosperity Sphere : the Arab-Israeli problem and Gulf security /Glenn E. Robinson --Economics and security in the Gulf /Charles F. Doran --Social transformation, changing expectations and Gulf security /Jill Crystal --Population growth, the labor market and Gulf security /Michael E. Bonine --Health, education, gender and the security of the Gulf in the twenty-first century /Mai Yamani.