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Record Nr.

UNINA9910159454803321

Autore

Shayan Fatemeh

Titolo

Security in the Persian Gulf Region / / by Fatemeh Shayan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

1-137-58678-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 226 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

355

Soggetti

Politics and war

Middle East—Politics and government

Regionalism

Peace

Military and Defence Studies

Middle Eastern Politics

Conflict Studies

Persian Gulf Region Security measures

Persian Gulf Region Politics and government

Persian Gulf Region Strategic aspects

Middle East Persian Gulf Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Approach -- Part II: Analyses -- Part III: Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion: The Persian Gulf Security Complex Following the Iraq War.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines changes in the Persian Gulf security complex following the United States (US) invasion of Iraq in 2003, focusing on threats to the collective identities of two religious sects - Shia and Sunni. Although there is a growing body of literature examining security in the Persian Gulf, little focus has been given to the theoretical and methodological aspects of the problem. In this volume, Shayan analyses the causes behind the security changes which occurred in the region since 2003 and demonstrates how regional security dynamics are interlinked to perceived sectarian threats on the Shia and Sunni religious identities. This text is essential reading for political



scientists, policy makers and scholars of international relations. .