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Gulf Security and the U.S. Military : Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing

By: Gresh, Geoffrey F, 1979-
Material type: BookPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2015.Description: x, 268 p. : map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780804794206Subject(s): National security -- Persian Gulf States | National security -- Arabian Peninsula | Military bases, American -- Persian Gulf States | Military bases, American -- Arabian PeninsulaDDC classification: 355.0330536 GR GU Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-254) and index.

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.

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