LEADER 04042oam 2200505I 450 001 9910155121903321 005 20240505170628.0 010 $a1-315-61957-1 010 $a1-317-21435-8 010 $a1-317-21434-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315619576 035 $a(CKB)4340000000023949 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4767314 035 $a(OCoLC)965826159 035 $a(BIP)56138277 035 $a(BIP)54934316 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000023949 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe small Gulf States $eforeign and security policies before and after the Arab Spring /$fedited by Khalid S. Almezaini and Jean-Marc Rickli 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a1-138-66598-3 311 08$a1-138-66597-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction / 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. 330 $aSmall states are often believed to have been resigned to the margins of international politics. However, the recent increase in the number of small states has increased their influence and forced the international community to incorporate some of them into the global governance system. This is particularly evident in the Middle East where small Gulf States have played an important role in the changing dynamics of the region in the last decade. The Small Gulf States analyses the evolution of these states foreign and security policies since the Arab Spring. With particular focus on Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, it explores how these states have been successful in not only guaranteeing their survival, but also in increasing their influence in the region. It then discusses the security dilemmas small states face, and suggests a multitude of foreign and security policy options, ranging from autonomy to influence, in order to deal with this. The book also looks at the influence of regional and international actors on the policies of these countries. It concludes with a discussion of the peculiarities and contributions of the Gulf States for the study of small states foreign and security policies in general. Providing a comprehensive and up to date analysis of the unique foreign and security policies of the GCC states before and after the Arab Spring, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East Studies, Foreign Policy and International Relations. " 606 $aNational security$zPersian Gulf States 607 $aPersian Gulf States$xForeign relations 615 0$aNational security 676 $a327.536 701 $aAlmezaini$b Khalid S$0925831 701 $aRickli$b Jean-Marc$0952267 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155121903321 996 $aThe small Gulf States$92152706 997 $aUNINA