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100	1		_aEl-Katiri, Mohammed
245	1	4	_aThe future of the Arab Gulf monarchies in the age of uncertainties / _cMohammed El-Katiri
264		1	_aCarlisle, PA : _bStrategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, _c2013
300			_avii, 38 p. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aSIP1307
500			_a"June 2013."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 33-38).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_aSeismic 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.
651		0	_aIran _xforeign policy
651		7	_aMiddle East _xregional security _xGCC _zPersian Gulf
653			_amonarchy
653			_aArab countries
710	2		_aUS Army War College. _bStrategic Studies Institute, SSI
852			_h(5-011) El-Katiri
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