United States-Gulf Cooperation Council security cooperation in a multipolar world
By: Mohammed El-Katiri
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781584876410
Subjects: National security; International cooperation; International Security; Military relations; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Gulf Cooperation Council
Description: "Military and security cooperation with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is of continuing importance for the United States, given the region's pivotal location in the Middle East and proximity to Iran. But recent developments in the defense posture of the United States, together with the U.S. responses to the Arab Spring, and the lingering after-effects of the Iraq conflict, have caused local leaders to question the nature and durability of this cooperation. This monograph examines recent developments in the political and economic dynamics in GCC countries and their neighbors, and the potential implications for U.S. security interests in the region"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: "October 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-52).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The historical system : from trucial states toward the modern GCC. Twin pillar politics : Saudi Arabia and Iran; title: The politics of "dual containment"; title: The Gulf's changing geopolitics during the 2000s. Iraq and the surging menace of internal conflict; title: Iran and the politics of nuclear armament; title: A "golden age" of the GCC States? : the emergence of the GCC as an economic power center; title: Growing influence of Asia; title: Evaporating alliances? : US-GCC relations and the "Arab Spring"; title: Lessons and options for U.S. policy toward the GCC. From militant unilateralism toward candid multilateralism; title: The limits of a unitary strategy; title: Security cooperation and the use of unconventional tools; title: Time for new regional security arrangements?; title: Conclusion.