| Description |
1 online resource (12 pages) |
| Series |
Gulf analysis paper |
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Gulf analysis paper
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| Summary |
Today, as after Saddam's fall, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are largely reactive players in the battle for Iraq's future. Even as GCC states have grown more assertive in other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, conditions in Iraq--especially as concern Iran's role there--have left Gulf leaders wary. Despite the GCC's strong interests in Iraq, rulers have judged that the current environment offers high risk and little chance of reward, and have diverted resources accordingly. Riyadh in particular has retreated from efforts to wield practical influence in Iraq. Hopes briefly raised by a leadership change on the Iraqi side in 2014 gave way to reinforced mutual suspicion. Other Gulf states have pursued divergent approaches to Iraq based on their varying perceptions of opportunities and threats, but Kuwait alone has pursued a strategic state-to-state relationship with Iraq |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-12) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF caption (CSIS, viewed February 21, 2017) |
| Subject |
Gulf Cooperation Council -- Foreign relations -- Iraq
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| SUBJECT |
Gulf Cooperation Council. fast (OCoLC)fst00578318 |
| Subject |
International relations.
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Iraq.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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