| Description |
1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Contents |
The Iran-Iraq war -- The Iraq-Kuwait conflict -- Between the Gulf Wars: restrained conflict -- Al-Qa'ida's challenge: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and the war against terriorism, 1992-2005 |
| Summary |
This book analyzes four main episodes of conflict and defense which have affected the region during the last three decades: the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), which effected the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from a close, neighborly distance; the Iraq-Kuwait war (1990-1991), which constituted an attempt to invade the GCC and eliminate one of its member states, Kuwait. And the subsequent attempts to reestahblish a regional inter-state stability in the Gulf (during the mid-1990s, approximately), and the war of Islamic terrorism (notably al-Qa'ida) against Saudi Arabia (leading up to 2005). Each episode was driven by inimical interests and evolved as a distabilizintg influence on the Gulf states. At the same time, each conflict resulted in a paradoxical combination rivalry and cooperation among the GCC states themselves. A perpetual sequence of conflict and cooperation thus developed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cooperation -- Middle East
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Cooperation -- Middle East.
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Cooperation
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090504
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Foreign relations.
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Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783531913377 |
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3531913379 |
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1281981605 |
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9781281981608 |
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