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Gulf security and the U.S. military : regime survival and the politics of basing / / Geoffrey F. Gresh



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Autore: Gresh Geoffrey F. <1979-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Gulf security and the U.S. military : regime survival and the politics of basing / / Geoffrey F. Gresh Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina: 355/.0330536
Soggetto topico: National security - Persian Gulf States
National security - Arabian Peninsula
Military bases, American - Persian Gulf States
Military bases, American - Arabian Peninsula
Soggetto geografico: Persian Gulf States Military relations United States
United States Military relations Persian Gulf States
Arabian Peninsula Military relations United States
United States Military relations Arabian Peninsula
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Gulf national security and the politics of basing -- Oil and war -- Negotiating a foothold -- Regime survival and the U.S. military -- A light footprint in Bahrain -- Sultan Qaboos and Operation Eagle Claw -- A Saudi sandstorm : revolution, rivalry, and terrorism -- Conclusion : the GCC today and lessons learned for the U.S. military.
Sommario/riassunto: The U.S. military maintains a significant presence across the Arabian Peninsula but it must now confront a new and emerging dynamic as most Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to diversify their political, economic, and security partnerships with countries other than the United States—with many turning to ascending powers such as China, Russia, and India. For Gulf Arab monarchies, the choice of security partner is made more complicated by increased domestic and regional instability stemming in part from Iraq, Syria, and a menacing Iran: factors that threaten to alter totally the Middle East security dynamic. Understanding the dynamics of base politicization in a Gulf host nation—or any other—is therefore vitally important for the U.S. today. Gulf National Security and the U.S. Military examines both Gulf Arab national security and U.S. military basing relations with Gulf Arab monarchy hosts from the Second World War to the present day. Three in-depth country cases—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman—help explain the important questions posed by the author regarding when and why a host nation either terminated a U.S. military basing presence or granted U.S. military basing access. The analysis of the cases offers a fresh perspective on how the United States has adapted to sometimes rapidly shifting Middle East security dynamics and factors that influence a host nation's preference for eviction or renegotiation, based on its perception of internal versus external threats.
Titolo autorizzato: Gulf security and the U.S. military  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-9506-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910797174003321
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Serie: Stanford security studies.