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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Des Roches, David B. (Editor ), Thafer, Dania (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2016.
Colección:Gulf Research Center book series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 9783959940177; 9783959940177; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Security Puzzle in the Gulf: New Sectors and New Challenges; 2 GCC Arms Imports: Strategic Assessment and Economic Benefits to the United States; 3 The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative as an Element of the Security Architecture of the Gulf Sub-Region; 4 Countering Iran From Within: Demographic and Economic Diversification in GCC Countries; 5 Defense Gaps in the GCC: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia and the Royal Saudi Air Force
  • 6 Coordination Problems of Coordinated Market Economies: Implications for Arms Trade and Military Services in the Gulf Region7 Building an Integrated Missile Defense Architecture for Gulf States: Perceptions, Capabilities and Challenges; 8 Mirages of Power? From Sparkly Appearances to Empowered Apparatus, Evolving Trends and Implications of Arms Trade in Qatar and the UAE; 9 Arab Gulf Military Institutions: Professionalism and National Development; About the Contributors