ABSTRACT

This study presents the story of successes and failures of the treatment of security matters pertaining to territorial and boundary affairs in the maritime areas of the Persian Gulf, and at the same time provides an example of the impact of territoriality on world-wide maritime security.

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

part 1|43 pages

The Persian Gulf: security and territoriality

chapter 1|10 pages

The Persian Gulf

chapter 2|31 pages

The Strait of Hormuz

part 2|55 pages

Historical and Geographical Foundations of Territoriality in the Persian Gulf

part 3|43 pages

Qatar–Bahrain Territorial and Boundary Disputes

part 4|57 pages

Iran–UAE Territorial and Boundary Disputes

chapter 7|14 pages

Disputes Over Tunb and Abu Musa

Territorial Foundation of States in Iran and the United Arab Emirates

chapter 8|4 pages

Recent Developments

chapter 9|27 pages

Legal and Historical Arguments

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion