02429oam 2200457I 450 991015512190332120230809233736.01-315-61957-11-317-21435-81-317-21434-X10.4324/9781315619576 (CKB)4340000000023949(MiAaPQ)EBC4767314(OCoLC)965826159(EXLCZ)99434000000002394920180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe small Gulf States foreign and security policies before and after the Arab Spring /edited by Khalid S. Almezaini and Jean-Marc RickliNew York, N.Y. :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (268 pages) illustrations1-138-66598-3 1-138-66597-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Khalid Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli -- Theories of small states: foreign and security policies and the Gulf States / Jean-Marc Rickli and Khalid Almezaini -- The changing security dynamics in the Middle East and its impact on smaller GCC states: alliance choices and policies / Victor Gervais -- Gulf security policy after the Arab Spring: considering changing security dynamics / Andreas Krieg -- The United States and its key Gulf allies: a new foundation for a troubled partnership? / David Goldfischer -- Iran and the GCC sheikhdoms / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Oman's independent foreign policy / Abdullah Baabood -- Evolving foreign and security policies: a comparative study of Qatar and the UAE / Emma Soubrier -- Risk diversification and the UAE foreign policy / Leah Sherwood -- Gulf States' engagement in North Africa: the role of foreign aid / Lisa Watanabe -- Conclusion: the foreign policies of the Gulf small states: an exception in small states' behaviours? / Khalid Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli.National securityPersian Gulf StatesPersian Gulf StatesForeign relationsNational security327.536Almezaini Khalid S925831Rickli Jean-Marc952267MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155121903321The small Gulf States2152706UNINA