Building security in the Persian Gulf

The United States must determine how best to promote long-term security and stability in the Persian Gulf region while seeking to reduce the risks and costs imposed by its role as a permanent regional power. The author analyzes Iraq's future, the role of Iran, asymmetric threats, regional reass...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunter, Robert Edwards, 1940- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2010.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423737506719
Table of Contents:
  • The basic framework
  • Background and context
  • The core challenges for a new security architecture
  • Elements of security reassurance
  • The Arab-Israeli conflict
  • Regional tensions, crises, and conflicts
  • Roles of other external actors
  • Potential models or partners
  • Arms control and confidence-building measures (CBMS).