Prospects for a Gulf Cooperation Council Security Structure.

Abstract

This paper examines and evaluates the past efforts of Gulf Cooperation Council through historical records to identify key weaknesses hampering efforts to improve security throughout the Arabian Gulf region. By examining past efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council an attempt is made to highlight their successes and shortcomings. Toward that end, security linkages between regional powers are evaluated to draw certain conclusions. The record clearly indicates that past collective security arrangements failed largely because of their exclusionary features. To remedy such shortcomings, this paper recommend following an aggressive policy of Gulf Cooperation Council countries developing a 'Gulfanization' of regional security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326375

Entities

People

  • Ahmed M. Al-azemi

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.