The arms trade, military services and the security market in the Gulf states : trends and implications /
The Gulf is in the first rank of potential global flashpoints. It is the largest market for weapons imports in the world, and is considered to be a vital interest of all the great powers. Iran is viewed as an expansionist threat by the Arab states of the Gulf, who have built considerable militaries...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Berlin, Germany :
Gerlach Press,
2016.
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Colección: | Gulf Research Center book series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Gulf is in the first rank of potential global flashpoints. It is the largest market for weapons imports in the world, and is considered to be a vital interest of all the great powers. Iran is viewed as an expansionist threat by the Arab states of the Gulf, who have built considerable militaries in a historically short timeframe. _x000B_ Security in the Gulf, however, is a complicated matter. The Arab states of the Gulf have pursued different defense policies as well as different ways of building up their forces. In some instances, the establishment of a strong military is not just. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783959940177 3959940173 |