The Gulf and International Security: The 1980s and Beyond

by Mohammed E. Ahrari (Editor)

Overview

A perspective on the countries involved in the Gulf conflict, dealing with the oil price dynamics, the Reagan administration's dealings with Saudi Arabia, Gorbachev's new politics and its implications, conflicts among the Arab sheikhdoms and the impact of the Iran-Iraq War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349108664
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1989
Edition description:	1st ed. 1989
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Khomeini's Iran and threats to the Gulf security, M.E.Ahrari; Persian Gulf security - an Iranian perspective, Shirin Hunter; Saudi Arabia, Iran, and OPEC - the dynamics of a balancing act, M.E.Ahrari; fools rush in - American policy and the Iran-Iraq War, Gregory Rose; security concerns in the Arabian Peninsula, J.E.Peterson; American perception of Iranian threats to the Gulf security, James Noyes; Soviet interests in the Gulf, Mark Katz.

Editorial Reviews

An analysis of the historic Gulf relationships, the roles of the US and the USSR, the changing relationships among Gulf states after the Iran-Iraq war, and the long term prospects for the region. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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