Since the late 1970s the Red Sea has become extremely important
both in international politics and regional affairs. This situation
came about because of the growing Soviet presence in the Horn of
Africa and Saudi efforts to have the Red Sea treated as an 'Arab
Lake'. This book, first published in 1985, examines the development
of the Red Sea as a significant problem in superpower relations and
assesses its relative importance in the context of other conflicts
in the Gulf and elsewhere in the Third World. It analyses Soviet
interests in the Red Sea area and examines its record in seeking to
intervene in the domestic politics of the region. The book also
discusses the degree of regional stability in the Red Sea both in
terms of inter-Arab relations and Afro-Arab regulations. This issue
is considered against the background of the security of the Nile
valley. In conclusion the book argues that Saudi Arabia's regional
policies aimed at enhancing internal and external security have
proved destabilizing and in a way even adventurous. By fermenting
Somali nationalism Saudi Arabia hoped to push the Soviets out of
the Red Sea. In fact this policy reinforced the Soviet presence in
the Horn of Africa. Similarly, Saudi Arabia's regular interference
in the domestic affairs of North Yemen may well prove extremely
counter-productive. The book argues that the West's preoccupation
with the region would lessen considerably if Saudi Arabia and Egypt
would promote policies of cooperation, rather than destabilization
at both inter-Arab and Afro-Arab levels.
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