| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 160 pages) |
| Contents |
Maritime security of the Arabian Gulf countries: Concept and historical dimensions -- History of maritime security threats to the Arabian Gulf countries -- Mechanisms of the Arabian Gulf countries to safeguard maritime security -- Obstacles to achieving maritime security for the Arabian Gulf countries |
| Summary |
This book outlines the state of play in maritime security in the Gulf and provides a historical perspective to current issues while also surveying different mechanisms for Gulf maritime security, both at the collective and individual state levels. The book addresses a number of questions related to maritime security in the Gulf States, such as what are the main threats facing maritime security? Do the Arab Gulf States have the necessary naval capabilities to confront these maritime security threats? What are the efforts that the Arab Gulf States have made in order to maintain their maritime security? What are the regional frameworks through which the Arab Gulf States can address maritime security threats? And what are the obstacles hindering the Arab Gulf States efforts to maintain maritime security? This book would be a valuable read for Gulf Cooperation Council States, the ministries of defense in the Arabian Gulf countries, security institutions, the Arabian Gulf countries military academies, thinks tanks and universities in the six Gulf States, Western think thanks concerned with the Arabian Gulf region, and scholars specializing in Arabian Gulf countries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 22, 2022) |
| Subject |
Sea-power -- Persian Gulf States
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Security, International -- Persian Gulf Region
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Sea-power
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Security, International
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Persian Gulf Region
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Persian Gulf States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811942464 |
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9811942463 |
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