Regional and international powers in the Gulf security
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Regional and international powers in the Gulf security
(Middle East today)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2020
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-265) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book discusses the threats and challenges facing the Persian Gulf and the future security in the region, providing an overview of the major regional and extra-regional actors in Gulf security. It argues that except for Iran, no regional or extra-regional actors, including the United States, China, India and Russia, have developed a strategy for Persian Gulf security, and only Turkey has expressed a willingness to provide security for the region. Importantly, the major threats to Persian Gulf security are nonconventional, rather than external, threats to Iranian hegemony or the balance of power. In conclusion, it predicts that the power struggle in the Persian Gulf in the coming decades will be between Iran and Turkey, and not between Iran and Saudi Arabia. This book is of interest to diplomats, journalists, international affairs specialists, strategists and scholars of Gulf politics and security and defence studies.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework: The Persian Gulf: Geo-economic, Geostrategic and Geopolitical Importance
Chapter 2: The United States and the Persian Gulf Security
Chapter 3: Rising Powers and the Persian Gulf Security
Chapter 4: Iran's, Saudi Arabia's, Defence and Security Strategy
Chapter 5: Iran-Saudi Geopolitical Rivalry
Chapter 6: Turkey and the Persian Gulf: From Zero Problems with Neighbors to Zero Friends
Chapter 7: The GCC Threats and Security Challenges
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