Fraternal enemies : Israel and the Gulf monarchies / Clive Jones, Yoel Guzansky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Clive, 1965- author.

Guzansky, Yoel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Israel--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf States.

Israel.

Persian Gulf States--Foreign relations--Israel.

Persian Gulf States.

Israel--Foreign relations--21st century.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 297 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Relations between Israel and the Gulf states are not anything new. In the immediate aftermath of the 1993 Oslo Accords, both Qatar and Oman established low-level yet open diplomatic ties with Israel. In 2010, Ha'aretz reported that the former Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, was on friendly terms with Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Zayed, her counterpart from the UAE, despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties between the two states. The shared suspicion towards the regional designs of Iran that undoubtedly underpinned these ties even extended, it was alleged, to a secret dialogue between Israel and Saudi Arabia, led by the late Meir Dagan, the former head of Mossad. Cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia in thwarting Iran's regional ambitions also casts light on Washington's lack of strategic leadership, which had previously been the totem around which Israel and the Gulf states had based regional security strategies. Jones and Guzansky contend that, at the very least, ties between Israel and many of its Gulf counterparts are now more vibrant than hitherto realized. They constitute a tacit security regime which, while based on hard power interests, does not preclude competition in other areas. Ultimately, these relations are helping shape a new regional order in the Middle East." --Publisher's description.

Contents:

Tacit Security Regimes p. 10

1 Israel's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies: History and Context p. 27

2 Israel and the Lower Gulf: Small-State Diplomacy p. 45

Oman: A Mercurial Ally? p. 49

Qatar: Reluctant Dependence? p. 56

Bahrain: Testing the Water p. 70

United Arab Emirates: Soft Power with a Hard Edge p. 76

Economic and Trade Relations with the Lower Gulf p. 89

3 More than the Sum of its Parts? Israeli-Saudi Relations p. 95

4 Arms Sales and the Nuclear Question p. 121

Israel, the Gulf Monarchies and Arms Sales p. 125

The UAE and Saudi Arabia: Opening the Nuclear Pandora's Box? p. 138

5 Limits of Collusion: The Syrian Civil War p. 159

Israel and the Syrian Civil War p. 164

Conclusion: Revealed Interests, Hidden Partnerships p. 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index.

ISBN:

0197521878

9780197521878

OCLC:

1127882208

Publisher Number:

99984327829