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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456743003321

Autore

Sadeghinia Mahboubeh

Titolo

Security arrangements in the Persian Gulf [[electronic resource] ] : with special reference to Iran's foreign policy / / Mahboubeh F. Sadeghinia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, U.K., : Ithaca Press, 2011

ISBN

0-86372-526-0

1-283-14649-5

9786613146496

0-86372-398-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Durham Middle East studies : geopolitics, international affairs

Disciplina

938.109235

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Persian Gulf States Foreign relations

Persian Gulf Region Military relations

Iran Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf -- pt. 2. Security in the Persian Gulf : types and natures of insecurity factors.

Sommario/riassunto

The strategic and economic characteristics of the Persian Gulf have made it of critical importance to all the states bordering its coastline, as well as the entire world''s economy and political life. Its significant geopolitical situation, in addition to its dominant position as an energy source and gateway for global energy, has caused the Gulf to be a worthy rival to outside powers, particularly those in the West, while also being amongst the most unstable and chaotic of any world regions. The objective of this book is to understand the reasons for the failure of security models in the Pers