Gulf Security and the U.S. Military - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gulf Security and the U.S. Military write by Geoffrey F. Gresh. This book was released on 2015-06-10. Gulf Security and the U.S. Military available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy
The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy write by James H. Noyes. This book was released on 1979. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Noyes var Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near Eastern, African and South Asian Affairs fra 1970 til 1976. Forord af William J. Porter, tidligere Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs og tidligere ambassadør i Saudi Arabien og Algeriet.
U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf
U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf write by Sami G. Hajjar. This book was released on 2002. U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The author considers the critical questions of U.S. military presence in the Gulf, the challenges it faces, and the prospects that lay ahead. He relies, in his presentation and analysis, on a variety of regional sources including newspaper reports and personal interviews conducted in the United States and the Gulf region, as well as government and academic sources. The result is a comprehensive study, including policy recommendations for U.S. military and civilian decisionmakers that makes intelligible the complex subject of U.S.-Gulf relations."--SSI site.
Arms and Oil
Arms and Oil - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arms and Oil write by Thomas L. McNaugher. This book was released on 2010-12-01. Arms and Oil available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1979, after a decade of enormous increases in the price of oil, U.S. influence in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region declined sharply. Early in the year the Iranian revolution replaced the shah, the principal pro-American leader in the region, with rulers hostile to the United States and to its remaining friends around the Gulf. In December Soviet troops moved into Afghanistan, bringing the Soviets closer to the Gulf and the Indian Ocean. In the United States these events spurred the announcement of the Carter Doctrine and the creation of a new military command to handle Gulf crises. Yet the United States established no new fighting forces, and U.S. friends around the Gulf proved less willing than the shah of Iran to host a U.S. military presence. Thus debate has continued about whether and how the United States can secure important interests in the Gulf region. In this book Thomas L. McNaugher offers a military strategy that integrates U.S. forces into the security framework that already exists in the region. He suggests that the United States should encourage Jordan, Pakistan, Great Britain, and others to continue their historical involvement in Gulf security, especially in such areas as internal security where U.S. forces are no better equipped than theirs and where U.S. participation may undermine the legitimacy of local rulers. In turn, the United States should focus on protecting the oil-rich states of the Arabian peninsula from external attack and on deterring further Soviet encroachment in the region. These missions demand an increase in the agility, rather than the size, of U.S. forces. But the more important requirement, McNaugher argues, is for skillfully blending U.S. military strategy into a diplomacy that exploits, rather than needlessly upsets, regional security mechanisms.
Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States
Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States write by David B. Des Roches. This book was released on 2016. Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Gulf is in the first rank of potential global flashpoints. It is the largest market for weapons imports in the world, and is considered to be a vital interest of all the great powers. Iran is viewed as an expansionist threat by the Arab states of the Gulf, who have built considerable militaries in a historically short timeframe. Security in the Gulf, however, is a complicated matter. The Arab states of the Gulf have pursued different defense policies as well as different ways of building up their forces. In some instances, the establishment of a strong military is not just a way to ensure security, but also a way to build a national identity. In other cases, great powers (such as the United States) seek to promote cooperation between the Arab Gulf militaries as an interim step to promote political reform and integration. The essays in this volume examine a broad range of issues in Gulf security. Security is a complex and subjective matter--the various perspectives in this volume combine to form a holistic view of a challenging and evolving topic.
