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This book examines Gulf Security in a holistic way seeing past the
narrow military aspect and also trying to debunk the conventional
narratives propagated by regional and external actors. In
particular, the emphasis is be on the historical legacy of Gulf
security and the fundamental domestic and international
vulnerabilities of the various states in the region. This approach
proves important in light of the recent efforts by Gulf states to
recast their position in the international arena trying to peddle
an image of self-assertiveness and autonomy in the security sphere.
These new diplomatic stances do not seem to be borne out by their
current security policies that are marked by apparent continuity
with past practices. In particular, the new Gulf-Asia nexus and the
claims by Gulf monarchies that regional confidence building
measures are appearing on the horizon are placed under critical
scrutiny. This is done by a sobering examination of the balance of
threat in the region, the historical amity/enmity patterns and the
evolving American stance. A shorter, modified version of this book
was previously published as a special issue of the British Journal
of Middle Eastern Studies.
Bringing together for the first time distinguished Gulf experts to
analyse the renewed geo-economic prominence of the Gulf states,
this volume investigates some of the 'new power brokers' in the
world economy: the oil-exporting states of the Gulf. The Gulf
Cooperation Council's (GCC) members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, collectively have the
largest proven oil reserves in the world and are among the world's
largest oil-exporting states. Gulf Arab states are actively
pursuing a variety of foreign investment strategies. Some of these
investments are being managed by sovereign wealth funds, government
investment corporations, and government-controlled companies. This
renewed geo-economic status has received a lot of media attention
but there has been a dearth of academic study on what this shift in
global economic power means for the international economic system.
This volume aims to fill this gap with a rigorous scholarly
analysis based on primary sources and raw economic data. It brings
together the expertise of academics who have devoted their career
to careful study of the region and of renowned scholars of
international political economy.
Bringing together for the first time distinguished Gulf experts to
analyse the renewed geo-economic prominence of the Gulf states,
this volume investigates some of the 'new power brokers' in the
world economy: the oil-exporting states of the Gulf. The Gulf
Cooperation Council's (GCC) members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, collectively have the
largest proven oil reserves in the world and are among the world's
largest oil-exporting states. Gulf Arab states are actively
pursuing a variety of foreign investment strategies. Some of these
investments are being managed by sovereign wealth funds, government
investment corporations, and government-controlled companies. This
renewed geo-economic status has received a lot of media attention
but there has been a dearth of academic study on what this shift in
global economic power means for the international economic system.
This volume aims to fill this gap with a rigorous scholarly
analysis based on primary sources and raw economic data. It brings
together the expertise of academics who have devoted their career
to careful study of the region and of renowned scholars of
international political economy.
This book examines Gulf Security in a holistic way seeing past the
narrow military aspect and also trying to debunk the conventional
narratives propagated by regional and external actors. In
particular, the emphasis is be on the historical legacy of Gulf
security and the fundamental domestic and international
vulnerabilities of the various states in the region. This approach
proves important in light of the recent efforts by Gulf states to
recast their position in the international arena trying to peddle
an image of self-assertiveness and autonomy in the security sphere.
These new diplomatic stances do not seem to be borne out by their
current security policies that are marked by apparent continuity
with past practices. In particular, the new Gulf-Asia nexus and the
claims by Gulf monarchies that regional confidence building
measures are appearing on the horizon are placed under critical
scrutiny. This is done by a sobering examination of the balance of
threat in the region, the historical amity/enmity patterns and the
evolving American stance. A shorter, modified version of this book
was previously published as a special issue of the British Journal
of Middle Eastern Studies.
Regional cooperation, regionalism and regionalization in the Middle
East are usually considered to be weak and rather ceremonial.
However, since September 11, 2001, a new regional order is emerging
and the impact of geostrategic changes in the international
environment have yet to be satisfactorily studied. With older
regional organizations suffering from weaknesses, new forms appear
to be developing and flourishing, whether because of European
support or due to growing sub-regional identities. This volume
offers refined theoretical models and approaches which are attuned
to the new dynamics and contradictions of a wide range of
regionalist projects in the contemporary Middle East. Case studies
of the most important regional organizations in different policy
fields offer comprehensive overviews of the main actors,
institutions, historical development and current issues.
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