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Gulf Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars - [2 volumes] (Hardcover, New)
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Gulf Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars - [2 volumes] (Hardcover, New)
Series: Praeger Security International
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The significance of the Persian Gulf to international peace and
security and to the global energy market cannot be overstated.
Events such as the attacks of September 11 and the rise in energy
demand and prices have only highlighted the importance of stability
in the Gulf to the health of the global economy. This book
demonstrates that the nature of military and political threats in
the Gulf states (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Yemen,
and the UAE) has shifted during the past three years. Although the
threat from Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which produced three recent,
major conventional wars-Iran-Iraq (1980-88), Persian Gulf (1990),
and Iraq (2003)-has largely disappeared, it has been replaced by
concerns over the asymmetric warfare conducted by terrorist
organizations and over the proliferation of WMDs by both states and
terrorists. These developments are affecting the defense planning
and strategic posture of each country, and this book analyzes
developments in the force structures of the Gulf states and their
ability to deal with this shift in the nature of the threat. The
military and security forces of the Gulf states must evolve to
adapt to the changing nature of the threat and take into account
the risk of the Iraqi insurgency and the uncertainty surrounding
Iraq's future. The key areas covered in this book include the
internal terrorist threat to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states; the
impact of Iran's nuclear program and the risk it poses to energy
and internal security in the Gulf area; and border disputes within
the region that could develop into conflict. In addition, the book
studies the impact of the Iraq War on regional security and the
fear of the insurgencyspilling over into neighboring states.
Cordesman and Al-Rodhan demonstrate a shift toward using internal
security services to deal with the threat of extremism and
asymmetric warfare. They also suggest that high energy prices and
export revenues provide the Gulf countries the opportunity to
upgrade their military forces and deal with their
undercapitalization as a result of low oil prices in the 1990s.
Moreover, they insist that the future of Iraq, the strategic and
nuclear posture of Iran, and the terrorist threat will remain major
risks and uncertainties in the short to medium run.
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