| Description |
1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Gulf Research Center book series
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Gulf Research Center book series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
9783959940177; 9783959940177; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Security Puzzle in the Gulf: New Sectors and New Challenges; 2 GCC Arms Imports: Strategic Assessment and Economic Benefits to the United States; 3 The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative as an Element of the Security Architecture of the Gulf Sub-Region; 4 Countering Iran From Within: Demographic and Economic Diversification in GCC Countries; 5 Defense Gaps in the GCC: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia and the Royal Saudi Air Force |
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6 Coordination Problems of Coordinated Market Economies: Implications for Arms Trade and Military Services in the Gulf Region7 Building an Integrated Missile Defense Architecture for Gulf States: Perceptions, Capabilities and Challenges; 8 Mirages of Power? From Sparkly Appearances to Empowered Apparatus, Evolving Trends and Implications of Arms Trade in Qatar and the UAE; 9 Arab Gulf Military Institutions: Professionalism and National Development; About the Contributors |
| Summary |
The Gulf is in the first rank of potential global flashpoints. It is the largest market for weapons imports in the world, and is considered to be a vital interest of all the great powers. Iran is viewed as an expansionist threat by the Arab states of the Gulf, who have built considerable militaries in a historically short timeframe. _x000B_ Security in the Gulf, however, is a complicated matter. The Arab states of the Gulf have pursued different defense policies as well as different ways of building up their forces. In some instances, the establishment of a strong military is not just. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Defense industries -- Persian Gulf Region.
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Defense industries. |
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Persian Gulf Region. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Des Roches, David B., editor.
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Thafer, Dania, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Arms trade, military services and the security market in the Gulf states. Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2016 3959940165 (DLC) 2016298067 (OCoLC)952369311 |
| ISBN |
9783959940177 (electronic book) |
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3959940173 (electronic book) |
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3959940165 |
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9783959940160 |
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