Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies - Continuity Amid Change

David B. Roberts offers a definitive guide to continuity and change in the Gulf region. He explores the forces challenging and bolstering the status quo in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates across the political, social, economic, military, and environmental dimensions of security.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Figures
Introduction
1. Political Security
2. Societal Security
3. Economic Security
4. Military Security
5. Environmental Security
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

David B. Roberts

Summary

David B. Roberts offers a definitive guide to continuity and change in the Gulf region. He explores the forces challenging and bolstering the status quo in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates across the political, social, economic, military, and environmental dimensions of security.

Product details

• Authors: David B. Roberts, Roberts David B.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2023
• EAN: 9780231205245
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20524-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Political Science, HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Politics & government, Terrorism, armed struggle, Middle Eastern history, Warfare and defence