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The Small Gulf States
Beschreibung:
Jean-Marc Rickli is Lecturer at the Department of Defence Studies of King's College London and at the Qatar Joint Command and Staff College in Doha. He is also an Associate Fellow of the GenevaCentre for Security Policy. His previous appointment includes Assistant Professor at the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi.
Introduction - Khalid Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli
1. Theories of Small States' Foreign and Security Policies and the Gulf States
2. The Changing Security Dynamics in the Middle East and its Impact on Smaller GCC States' Alliance Choices And Policies
3. Gulf Security Policy after the Arab Spring: Considering Changing Security Dynamics
4. The United States and its Key Gulf Allies: A New Foundation for a Troubled Partnership?
5. Iran and the GCC Sheikhdoms
6. Oman's Independent Foreign Policy
7. Evolving Foreign and Security Policies: A Comparative Study of Qatar and the UAE
8. Risk Diversification and the UAE Foreign Policy
9. Gulf States' Engagement in North Africa: The Role of Foreign Aid
Conclusion - The Foreign Policies of the Gulf Small States: An Exception in Small States' Behaviours?
Small states are often believed to have been resigned to the margins of international politics. However, the recent increase in the number of small states has increased their influence and forced the international community to incorporate some of them into the global governance system. This is particularly evident in the Middle East where small Gulf states have played an important role in the changing dynamics of the region in the last decade.
The Small Gulf States analyses the evolution of these states' foreign and security policies since the Arab Spring. With particular focus on Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, it explores how these states have been successful in not only guaranteeing their survival, but also in increasing their influence in the region. It then discusses the security dilemmas small states face, and suggests a multitude of foreign and security policy options, ranging from autonomy to influence, in order to deal with this. The book also looks at the influence of regional and international actors on the policies of these countries. It concludes with a discussion of the peculiarities and contributions of the Gulf states for the study of small states' foreign and security policies in general.
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the unique foreign and security policies of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) before and after the Arab Spring, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East studies, foreign policy and international relations.