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100			_aLegrenzi, Matteo _932166
245			_aThe GCC and the international relations of the Gulf : _bdiplomacy, security and economic coordination in a changing Middle East _cMatteo Legrenzi
260			_aLondon : _bI.B. Tauris, _cc2015.
300			_aviii, 204 p. ; _c24 cm.
490			_aThe library of international relations ; _v44
520			_aAnnotation. The GCC, made up of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, is one of the most resilient sub-regional organizations in the world, and the most successful in the one in the Arab world. It has been the forum through which much internal security co-operation in this volatile sub-region has taken place, as well as the main representative for the UAÈs territorial dispute with Iran over the Aub Musa and Tunbs Islands. It also has significant potential to present an alternative form of leverage over the international oil markets. Very little is known however about how the organization really works: how decisions are actually taken, as opposed to how this process is formally constituted in its charters, and what the GCC̀s real impact on member states, the Gulf and international relations is. Drawing on cutting-edge IR theoretical perspectives as well as unique first-hand access to GCC decision-makers, Matteo Legrenzi explains the mechanisms of Gulf cooperation - and its limitations - in the context of economic globalisation, diplomatic regionalisation and the rise of Iran. Combining historical context, primary source investigations and theoretical analysis, it is the first comprehensive guide to the GCC and an indispensable resource for anyone concerned with the Gulf and the Middle East.
650			_aGulf Cooperation Council _94656
650			_aArab cooperation _932167
650			_aPersian Gulf states _xForeign relations _923602
650			_aPersian Gulf states _xEconomic integration _932168
856			_uhttps://uowd.box.com/s/eowwpl5lbn8hekot1p9aacupesgnl9bs _zLocation Map