ABSTRACT

This volume examines the changing economic and internal security challenges faced by the Gulf countries and the problems they face with Iran, Iraq, and other Gulf states. The special military and security needs of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are analyzed here in detail, as are their growing demographic problems and export plans.

chapter 1|33 pages

The Southern Gulf States

chapter 2|89 pages

Bahrain

chapter 3|90 pages

Oman

chapter 4|77 pages

Qatar

chapter 5|94 pages

The United Arab Emirates