Security dynamics in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula contemporary challenges and opportunities / edited by Howard M. Hensel.
| Other author | Hensel, Howard M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Military strategy and operational art |
| Contents | PART I: SECURITY CHALLENGES AND POWER CONFIGURATIONS IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- The Stable, Homogeneous Gulf, 1894-1914 / Howard M. Hensel -- From Stable Homogeneity Toward Unstable Heterogeneity in the Gulf, 1914-1979 / Howard M. Hensel -- The Unstable, Heterogeneous Gulf, 1979-2021 / Howard M. Hensel -- PART II: CONTEMPORARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA -- The Interdependencies of the Energy and Defense Sectors Globally and among the Gulf Countries / Nayanatara D. Hensel -- Maritime Security and the Gulf / Geoffrey Till -- Islamism and Radical Islamism in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula / James Piscatori -- The Domestic Consequences of Iraq's Durable Political System / David Patel -- The War in Yemen / Asher Orkaby -- The Prospect of a Nuclear Iran / Andreas Persbo -- The COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and its Impact in the Gulf / Sterling Jensen -- PART III: THE CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL INTERESTS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES OF THE MAJOR POWERS IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA -- Iran / Amin Saikal -- The United States / William L. Dowdy -- Great Britain and France / Douglas Carl Peifer -- Russia / Alexey Muraviev -- Saudi Arabia / Joseph K©♭chichian. |
| Abstract | "This book focuses on security dynamics in the contemporary Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. It highlights the development of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, the contemporary challenges and opportunities confronting the principal powers that are active in this important sub-region, and analyzes and evaluates their policy responses. The various perspectives of the chapters all suggest that the stability and security of the Gulf sub-region is now and will continue in the future to be of vital importance to the global community. The chapters that compose the volume are organized into three thematic sections. Part I, 'Security Challenges and Power Configurations in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula: The Historical Context', comprises three chapters. Part II, consisting of seven chapters, is entitled, 'Contemporary Security Challenges and Opportunities in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula.' Part III, 'Contemporary National Interests, Objectives, and Strategies of the Major Powers in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula', comprises five chapters. Finally, the volume ends with a concluding chapter. Unfortunately, however, the contemporary unstable, heterogeneous Gulf sub-region is fraught with extremely serious and often urgent challenges that threaten the sub-region's security. This volume helps to illuminate the nature of the sub-regional environment and the contemporary challenges and opportunities that confront the various powers that are active in the Gulf. It also contributes to a greater understanding of the interests, contemporary objectives, and strategies of those powers as they formulate and implement policies in response to the challenges and opportunities that they confront. This book will be of much interest to students of security studies, Middle Eastern politics and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Security dynamics in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2023] 9781032287751 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022013386 |
| ISBN | 9781000651171 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003298458 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |