Gresh, Geoffrey F., 1979-
Gulf Security and the U.S. Military : Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing Geoffrey F. Gresh - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2015. - x, 268 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Introduction : Gulf national security and the politics of basing -- Oil and war -- Negotiating a foothold -- Regime survival and the U.S. military -- A light footprint in Bahrain -- Sultan Qaboos and Operation Eagle Claw -- A Saudi sandstorm : revolution, rivalry, and terrorism -- Conclusion : the GCC today and lessons learned for the U.S. military.
The U.S. military maintains a significant presence across the Arabian Peninsula but it must now confront a new and emerging dynamic as most Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to diversify their political, economic, and security partnerships with countries other than the United States―with many turning to ascending powers such as China, Russia, and India. For Gulf Arab monarchies, the choice of security partner is made more complicated by increased domestic and regional instability stemming in part from Iraq, Syria, and a menacing Iran: factors that threaten to alter totally the Middle East security dynamic. Understanding the dynamics of base politicization in a Gulf host nation―or any other―is therefore vitally important for the U.S. today.
9780804794206
2014036174
National security--Persian Gulf States
National security--Arabian Peninsula
Military bases, American--Persian Gulf States
Military bases, American--Arabian Peninsula
355.0330536 GR GU
Gulf Security and the U.S. Military : Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing Geoffrey F. Gresh - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2015. - x, 268 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Introduction : Gulf national security and the politics of basing -- Oil and war -- Negotiating a foothold -- Regime survival and the U.S. military -- A light footprint in Bahrain -- Sultan Qaboos and Operation Eagle Claw -- A Saudi sandstorm : revolution, rivalry, and terrorism -- Conclusion : the GCC today and lessons learned for the U.S. military.
The U.S. military maintains a significant presence across the Arabian Peninsula but it must now confront a new and emerging dynamic as most Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to diversify their political, economic, and security partnerships with countries other than the United States―with many turning to ascending powers such as China, Russia, and India. For Gulf Arab monarchies, the choice of security partner is made more complicated by increased domestic and regional instability stemming in part from Iraq, Syria, and a menacing Iran: factors that threaten to alter totally the Middle East security dynamic. Understanding the dynamics of base politicization in a Gulf host nation―or any other―is therefore vitally important for the U.S. today.
9780804794206
2014036174
National security--Persian Gulf States
National security--Arabian Peninsula
Military bases, American--Persian Gulf States
Military bases, American--Arabian Peninsula
355.0330536 GR GU