Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula - The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement

List of contents

Introduction 1. The End of the Post-Gulf War Order 2.The Rise of the Gulf-Asian Common Strategic Interests 3. The Politics of Gulf-Asian Security Cooperation 4. The Fragile Decoupling of Regional Power Plays Conclusion

About the author

Jean-Loup Samaan is an associate professor in strategic studies for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Defense College. His research focuses on Middle Eastern strategic affairs, in particular the evolution of the Gulf security system, and the Israel-Hizbullah conflict. Prior to taking up his position in the UAE, he was a researcher for the Middle East Faculty at the NATO Defense College in Rome between 2011 and 2016. He was a policy advisor at the French Ministry of Defense from 2008 to 2011. Dr Samaan has authored four books and several articles for various international academic and policy journals such as the RUSI Journal, Survival, Orbis, Comparative Strategy, Politique Etrangère and Internationale Politik.

Summary

This Whitehall Paper explores the evolution of Gulf-Asian relations through the lens of strategic hedging.

Product details

• Authors: SAMAAN, Jean-Loup Samaan, Jean-Loup (National Defense College of Uae Samaan, Jean-Loup (National Defense College of UAE) Samaan, Samaan Jean-Loup
• Assisted by: Emma De Angelis (Editor), Malcolm Chalmers (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780367109738
• ISBN: 978-0-367-10973-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Whitehall Papers; Whitehall Papers
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Arabian Peninsula