TY  - BOOK
AU  - El-Katiri,Mohammed
ED  - US Army War College.
TI  - The future of the Arab Gulf monarchies in the age of uncertainties
SN  - 1584875755
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Carlisle, PA
PB  - Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
KW  - Iran
KW  - foreign policy
KW  - Middle East
KW  - regional security
KW  - GCC
KW  - Persian Gulf
KW  - monarchy
KW  - Arab countries
N1  - SIP1307; "June 2013."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-38); Introduction -- Precarious stability at home. Increasing calls for democratization -- But the story is still unfinished -- Fear of the rise of political Islam -- Sectarian frictions -- Succession issues -- External threats to GCC stability. A dangerous neighbor : mounting tensions with Iran -- The Iranian threat : nuclear issues and blockade -- Iran : GCC policy -- GCC stability : implications for the United States -- Policy implications and recommendations -- Conclusion
N2  - Seismic cultural and political shifts are under way in the Arab Gulf monarchies. The political upheavals and transitions that have swept through the Arab world over the last 2 years have not toppled the Arab Gulf rulers, but did not leave them untouched, either. Rulers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states face heightened internal and external challenges and uncertainties. Pro-democracy protests and calls are extending from Bahrain to other oil-rich countries of the Arabian Peninsula. The expectations of GCC citizens, particularly the educated youth, are increasingly moving from socio-economic demands to political ones. They are now not only asking for jobs or wage increases, but also for more political participation and accountability. Chief among internal challenges is the resurgence in several GCC countries, particularly Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, of a decades-long sectarian rift between the Sunni regimes and their Shia subjects. The Gulf regimes' already tense relations with Iran have worsened on the basis of alleged Iranian interference inflaming sectarian tensions in Bahrain and across the broader region
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