The Military and Internal Security Situation in the Northern Gulf Countries

The West has few opportunities for cooperation with the more “radical” Gulf states, and many reasons to fear them as a threat to its regional allies and oil suppliers. Only Iraq and North Yemen now offer any serious potential for even the most loosely structured and tacit partnership in stabilizing the Gulf. Iran, South Yemen, and several of the “radical” nations surrounding the Gulf must be considered largely in terms of the threats they pose to the region. ¹