The Gulf Cooperation Council: Security Challenges and Recommendations

Abstract

The importance of oil, its refined products and their by-products to the world is unquestionable. It is estimated that 65% of the world's oil reserves are held by the state nations surrounding the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf) and therefore, stability and security within the region is vital to the entire economic world. In an attempt to ensure stability and security within the region, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have formed an Alliance and with the assistance of external allies and coalition members have maintained the flow of oil to the international community. This essay will highlight some of the challenges facing the GCC states now and those challenges of the 21st century. It addresses measures the Gulf Cooperation Council should adopt to improve its relations with allied coalition forces in the Gulf region and recommendations of measures to be adopted in the long term.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401002

Entities

People

  • Khaled A. Ahmad

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Detectors
  • Doctrine
  • Early Warning Systems
  • International Conflicts
  • International Organizations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Saudi Arabia
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

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