Security in the Persian Gulf : origins, obstacles, and the search for consensus / edited by Lawrence G. Potter and Gary G. Sick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Potter, Lawrence G.

Sick, Gary, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Persian Gulf Region.

National security.

Persian Gulf Region--Military policy.

Persian Gulf Region.

Physical Description:

284 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

This book is a follow-up volume to the editors' acclaimed "The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion." The editors have assembled a number of leading experts on the Persian Gulf to reflect on factors affecting security there in the 21st century. Most contributors are from the region itself and for the first time share the results of ongoing research with an outside audience. The chapters profile the diverse society in the Gulf and the historical pattern of Gulf security before focusing on current security concerns between Iran and the Arab states. They explore the mutual perceptions of the peoples of the Gulf today and the role of the new generation in shaping its future.

Contents:

1. The Historical Pattern of Gulf Security / J. E. Peterson 7

2. The Gulf's Ethnic Diversity: An Evolutionary History / M. R. Izady 33

3. The Erosion of Consensus: Perceptions of GCC States of a Changing Region / Ibrahim A. Karawan 91

4. A Regional Security System in the Persian Gulf / Saideh Lotfian 109

5. On the Persian Gulf Islands: An Iranian Perspective / Jalil Roshandel 135

6. The Islands Question: An Arabian Perspective / Hassan Al-Alkim 155

7. Anything but Black and White: A Commentary on the Lower Gulf Islands Dispute / Richard Schofield 171

8. The New Generation in Saudi Arabia: Cultural Change, Political Identity, and Regime Security / Mai Yamani 189

9. The Coming Generation in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities / Mohammad Hadi Semati 207

10. Mutual Realities, Perceptions, and Impediments Between the GCC States and Iran / Abdullah K. Alshayji 217

11. Mutual Perceptions in the Persian Gulf Region: An Iranian Perspective / Bijan Khajehpour-Khoei 239

12. Iraq and the Gulf Since 1991: The Search for Deliverance / Raad Alkadiri 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312239505

0312238363

OCLC:

47805086