Security in the Persian Gulf; Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for Consensus

by Edited by Lawrence G. Potter and Gary G. Sick

• ISBN13: 9780312238360
• ISBN10: 0312238363
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2002-01-12
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book is a follow-up volume to the editors' acclaimed The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion. The editors have assembled a number of leading experts on the Persian Gulf to reflect on factors affecting security there in the 21st century. Most contributors are from the region itself and for the first time share the results of ongoing research with an outside audience. The chapters profile the diverse society in the Gulf and the historical pattern of Gulf security before focusing on current security concerns between Iran and the Arab states. They explore the mutual perceptions of the peoples of the Gulf today and the role of the new generation in shaping its future.

Author Biography

Lawrence G. Potter is Deputy Director of Gulf/2000 and Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University.

Gary G. Sick is Executive Director of the Gulf/2000 Project at Columbia University, where he is also Adjunct Professor of International Affairs. He formerly served on the US National Security Council.

Table of Contents

The Historical Pattern of Gulf Security--J. E. Peterson * The Gulf's Ethnic Diversity: An Evolutionary History--M.R. Izady * The Erosion of Consensus: Perceptions of GCC States of a Changing Region--Ibrahim A. Karawan * The Regional Security System in the Persian Gulf--Saideh Lotfian * On the Persian Gulf Islands: An Iranian Perspective--Jalil Roshandel * The Islands Question: An Arabian Perspective--Hassan Al-Alkim * The Islands Dispute: A Commentary--Richard Schofield * The New Generation in Saudi Arabia: Cultural Change, Political Identity, and Regime Security--Mai Yamani * The Coming Generation in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities--Hadi Semati * Mutual Realities, Perceptions and Impediments Between the GCC States and Iran: GCC Views--Abdullah K. Al-Shayji * Looking for Deliverance: Iraq and the Gulf"--Raad Alkadiri * Mutual Perceptions in the Persian Gulf Region: An Iranian Perspective--Bijan Khajehpour-Khouei

The Historical Pattern of Gulf Security--J. E. Peterson * The Gulf's Ethnic Diversity: An Evolutionary History--M.R. Izady * The Erosion of Consensus: Perceptions of GCC States of a Changing Region--Ibrahim A. Karawan * The Regional Security System in the Persian Gulf--Saideh Lotfian * On the Persian Gulf Islands: An Iranian Perspective--Jalil Roshandel * The Islands Question: An Arabian Perspective--Hassan Al-Alkim * The Islands Dispute: A Commentary--Richard Schofield * The New Generation in Saudi Arabia: Cultural Change, Political Identity, and Regime Security--Mai Yamani * The Coming Generation in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities--Hadi Semati * Mutual Realities, Perceptions and Impediments Between the GCC States and Iran: GCC Views--Abdullah K. Al-Shayji * Looking for Deliverance: Iraq and the Gulf"--Raad Alkadiri * Mutual Perceptions in the Persian Gulf Region: An Iranian Perspective--Bijan Khajehpour-Khouei

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