1st Edition
Security Dynamics in The Gulf and The Arabian Peninsula Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities
Introduction
Howard M. Hensel
PART I: SECURITY CHALLENGES AND POWER CONFIGURATIONS IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
1. The Stable, Homogeneous Gulf, 1894–1914
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2. From Stable Homogeneity Toward Unstable Heterogeneity in the Gulf, 1914–1979
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3. The Unstable, Heterogeneous Gulf, 1979–2021
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PART II: CONTEMPORARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
4. The Interdependencies of the Energy and Defense Sectors Globally and among the Gulf Countries
Nayanatara D. Hensel
5. Maritime Security and the Gulf
Geoffrey Till
6. Islamism and Radical Islamism in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula
James Piscatori
7.The Domestic Consequences of Iraq’s Durable Political System
David Patel
8. The War in Yemen
Asher Orkaby
9. The Prospect of a Nuclear Iran
Andreas Persbo
10. The COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and its Impact in the Gulf
Sterling Jensen
PART III: THE CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL INTERESTS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES OF THE MAJOR POWERS IN THE GULF AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
11. Iran
Amin Saikal
12 The United States
William L. Dowdy
13 Great Britain and France
Douglas Carl Peifer
14. Russia
Alexey Muraviev
15. Sa‘udi Arabia
Joseph Kéchichian
Conclusion
Howard M. Hensel
Biography
Howard M. Hensel is the Henry H. Arnold Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the USAF Air War College, USA. His previous books include Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (2018), Naval Powers in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (2018), and Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (2020).
