The United States and the Gulf shifting pressures, strategies and alignments

The Gulf region's relations with the outside world are changing radically. The Gulf's major trading partners are now no longer predominantly Western. China, in particular, now has a significant stake and highly critical interests in the region. The United States still dominates the securit...

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Other Authors: Hook, Steven W. 1959- (Editor), Niblock, Tim (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Germany Gerlach Press 2015
Series:Gulf Research Center book series
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Steven W. Hook and Tim Niblock
  • Strategic economic relationships and strategic openings in the Gulf / Tim Niblock
  • Hegemonic stability and American power / Steven W. Hook
  • Arabia to Asia: the myths and merits of an American "pivot" / John Duke Anthony
  • The evolving American security role in the Gulf / David B. Des Roches
  • The eagle's nest in the Gulf: analysis of US military deployment in the GCC countries (1991-2014) / Degang Sun and Yahia H. Zoubir
  • The future of a critical US relationship in the Gulf: US-Saudi relations and the rise of the Saudi "garrison state" / Mohammed Turki Al-Sudairi
  • America's monetary stake in the Gulf and the looming challenge of the Petroyuan / Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
  • Emerging dynamics of the US-Gulf engagement: India's policy options / Girijesh Pant
  • The European Union in the Gulf: new opportunities for cooperation / Cinzia Bianco
  • On the right side of history? US transitions and the possibilities of a British strategic role in the gulf / Saul Kell and Gareth Stansfield