Oman's Role in the Strategic Balance,

Abstract

This paper touches upon the explosive Persian Gulf area and Oman's critical importance to United States strategic interests. Guardian of the Straits of Hormuz, Russia looks with covetous eyes upon Oman from South Yemen, its surrogate to the south, and from Afghanistan and its staging area to the north. This paper touches upon Oman's geographical, historical, religious, economic, and internal significance as the lynch-pin to both the export of oil from the region and import of raw materials into the region. Additionally, this paper addresses the aggressive nature of its neighbor to the south--South Yemen--and its role as a staging area for both Russian and Cuban military adventures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167346

Entities

People

  • H.s. H. Mahrouki

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Law
  • Middle East
  • Military Personnel
  • Recreation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Terrain
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

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  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies