The arms trade, military services and the security market in the Gulf states : trends and implications /

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Imprint:Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Gulf Research Center book series
Gulf Research Center book series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12350073
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Other authors / contributors:Des Roches, David B., editor.
Thafer, Dania, editor.
ISBN:9783959940177
3959940173
3959940165
9783959940160
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Arms trade, military services and the security market in the Gulf states. Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2016 3959940165