Title United States-Gulf Cooperation Council security cooperation in a multipolar world / Mohammed El-Katiri

Published Carlisle Barracks, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (x, 52 pages) Contents Introduction -- The historical system : from trucial states toward the modern GCC. Twin pillar politics : Saudi Arabia and Iran -- The politics of "dual containment" -- The Gulf's changing geopolitics during the 2000s. Iraq and the surging menace of internal conflict -- Iran and the politics of nuclear armament -- A "golden age" of the GCC States? : the emergence of the GCC as an economic power center -- Growing influence of Asia -- Evaporating alliances? : US-GCC relations and the "Arab Spring" -- Lessons and options for U.S. policy toward the GCC. From militant unilateralism toward candid multilateralism -- The limits of a unitary strategy -- Security cooperation and the use of unconventional tools -- Time for new regional security arrangements? -- Conclusion Summary "Military and security cooperation with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is of continuing importance for the United States, given the region's pivotal location in the Middle East and proximity to Iran. But recent developments in the defense posture of the United States, together with the U.S. responses to the Arab Spring, and the lingering after-effects of the Iraq conflict, have caused local leaders to question the nature and durability of this cooperation. This monograph examines recent developments in the political and economic dynamics in GCC countries and their neighbors, and the potential implications for U.S. security interests in the region"--Publisher's web site Notes "October 2014." Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-52) Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed September 12, 2014) Subject Gulf Cooperation Council. SUBJECT Gulf Cooperation Council fast Subject National security -- International cooperation Security, International -- Persian Gulf States Economic history Military relations National security -- International cooperation Politics and government Security, International SUBJECT United States -- Military relations -- Persian Gulf States Persian Gulf States -- Military relations -- United States Persian Gulf States -- Politics and government -- 21st century Persian Gulf States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Subject Persian Gulf States United States Form Electronic book Author Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher. Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

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