The Gulf Crisis

Author : Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197536063

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Qatar and the Gulf Crisis by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Pdf

In 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, launching an economic blockade by land, air and sea. The self-proclaimed 'Anti-Terror Quartet' offered maximalist demands: thirteen 'conditions' recalling Austria-Hungary's 1914 ultimatum to Serbia. They may even have intended military action. Well into its second year, the standoff in the Gulf has no realistic end in sight. With the Bahraini and Emirati criminalisation of expressing support for Qatar, and the Saudi labelling of detainees as 'traitors' for their alleged Qatari links, bitterness has been stoked between deeply interconnected peoples. The adviser to the Saudi crown prince advocating a moat to physically separate Qatar from the Arabian Peninsula illustrates the ongoing intensity--and irrationality--of the crisis. Most reporting and analysis of these developments has focused on questions of regional geopolitics, and framed the standoff in terms of its impact on (largely) Western interests. Lost in this thicket of commentary is consideration of how the Qatari leadership and population have responded to the blockade. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup draws closer, the ongoing Qatar crisis becomes increasingly important to understand. Ulrichsen offers an authoritative study of this international standoff, from both sides.

Author : Ghazi A Algosaibi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317848325

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Gulf Crisis by Ghazi A Algosaibi Pdf

First published in 1991. Gulf Crisis begins with a psychological look at Saddem Hussein and his decisions surrounding the invasion into Kuwait before the start of the Gulf War in May 1990. Ghazi Algosaibi was the Cabinet Minister of Saudi Arabia during the Crisis and therefore writes with a unique insight into the complex political relationships, at Arab leaders’ reactions and debates around the initial Iraqi-Iranian War which proceeded the Gulf War. Also including the reactions of the Gulf Media, this book gives an insider’s view of the Crisis and exploration of the previously unknown internal events happening in the Middle East.

Author : Steve A. Yetiv
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313008184

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The Persian Gulf Crisis by Steve A. Yetiv Pdf

Ideal for student research, this book provides a reference guide to the war as well as seven essays analyzing a variety of aspects of the war and its consequences. The essays address questions such as: How did Saddam Hussein become such a major threat and how has he survived the war? How critical was George Bush in driving U.S. and global foreign policy during the crisis? How were key decisions made? Did the war fail or succeed in retrospect? What were its long-run political, economic, strategic and cultural effects? Can collective security work? Is the United Nations likely to be effective in future crises? What lessons can be learned from the crisis? Yetiv draws on primary documents and extensive interviews with many key players such as Colin Powell, James Baker, and Brent Scowcroft, and Arab and European leaders which cast new light on the event. Following a list of key players and a complete chronology of events, seven essays offer a contemporary perspective on the war: Drama in the Desert; War Erupts in a Storm: The Continuation of Diplomacy by Air and on the Ground; From Truman to Desert Storm: The Rising Eagle in the Persian Gulf; President Bush and Saddam Hussein: A Classic Case of Individuals Driving History; The West Arms a Brutal Dictator: Can Proliferation Be Controlled in the Post-Cold War World?; The United Nations and Collective Security: Was the Gulf War a Model for the Future?; The Impact of the Persian Gulf War. Reference components include a narrative historical overview of the war and biographical profiles of each of the major players in the war. Twelve primary documents include speeches and UN resolutions. A glossary of terms particular to the war and an annotated bibliography complete the work. A selection of photos complements the text. This readable guide is a one-stop source for reference material and in-depth analysis of the key foreign policy event of the 1990s, and should appeal to a broad readership.

Author : Gad Barzilai,Aharon Klieman,Gil Shidlo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317292142

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The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath by Gad Barzilai,Aharon Klieman,Gil Shidlo Pdf

The crisis in the Gulf of 1990-1 affected more than just the regional powers in the area. Rippling outward, its military, economic and political effects were felt throughout the international political system, testing US steadfastness in the face of Saddam Hussein’s political survival, European ability to form a united front on foreign policy issues and the effectiveness of the UN in confronting international aggression. The rationale behind this book, first published in 1993, is to investigate and analyse the various aspects of the crisis, especially in regard to the interactions between internal and international prospects for a new order in the Middle East. It also examines the wider effects of the war, and includes analysis of Europe, America and the Soviet Union. Each one of the essays chosen for this volume has been written by an expert in their field. This collaboration between historians, regional specialists and political scientists, integrating a variety of research methods in the framework of one book, will be useful to a wide range of readers.

Author : Judith Miller,Laurie Mylroie
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0812919211

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Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf by Judith Miller,Laurie Mylroie Pdf

Examines the rise of Hussein, his influence in Iraq, his invasion of Kuwait, and the threat he poses for the stability of the Middle East.

Author : Mahjoob Zweiri,Md Mizanur Rahman,Arwa Kamal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811587351

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The 2017 Gulf Crisis by Mahjoob Zweiri,Md Mizanur Rahman,Arwa Kamal Pdf

This book provides an overview of the origins, repercussions and projected future of the ongoing Gulf crisis, as well as an analysis of the major issues and debates relating to it. The Gulf region witnessed an extraordinary rift when, on 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut all diplomatic ties and imposed a siege on the State of Qatar following the hacking of the Qatar News Agency website. This book approaches the Gulf crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective by bringing together a group of top scholars from a wide range of disciplines and areas of expertise to engage in a nuanced debate on the current crisis. With the pressing role of media in general and social media in particular, new political realities have been created in the region. The book addresses the role that cyber and information security play on politics, as well as the shift of alliances in the region as a result of the crisis. It scrutinizes the role of media and information technology in creating political cultures as well as conflicts. The book also explores the long-term economic implications of the siege imposed on Qatar and identifies how the country's economy is adjusting to the impact of the siege. Thus, the book considers the extent of social and economic changes that the crisis has brought to the region. This book invites in-depth understanding of the regional crisis and its implications on nation building and the reconfiguration of political and economic alliances across the region. It will appeal to a broad interdisciplinary readership in the area of Gulf studies.

Author : John Mueller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0226545644

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Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War by John Mueller Pdf

The Persian Gulf crisis may well have been the most extensively polled episode in U.S. history as President Bush, his opponents, and even Saddam Hussein appealed to, and tried to influence, public opinion. As well documented as this phenomenon was, it remains largely unexplained. John Mueller provides an account of the complex relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Mueller analyzes key issues: the actual shallowness of public support for war; the effect of public opinion on the media (rather than the other way around); the use and misuse of polls by policy makers; the American popular focus on Hussein's ouster as a central purpose of the War; and the War's short-lived impact on voting. Of particular interest is Mueller's conclusion that Bush succeeded in leading the country to war by increasingly convincing the public that it was inevitable, rather than right or wise. Throughout, Mueller, author of War, Presidents, and Public Opinion, an analysis of public opinion during the Korean and Vietnam wars, places this analysis of the Gulf crisis in a broad political and military context, making comparisons to wars in Panama, Vietnam, Korea, and the Falklands, as well as to World War II and even the War of 1812. The book also collects nearly 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis, making Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War an essential reference for anyone interested in recent American politics, foreign policy, public opinion, and survey research.

Author : Saddam Hussein,Ofra Bengio
Publisher : Gefen Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082305918

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Saddam Speaks on the Gulf Crisis by Saddam Hussein,Ofra Bengio Pdf

This book presents the Gulf crisis from two different angles: the onlooker's and the player's, an analysis of the motivations in the war, and a selection of the speeches of its main protagonist, President Saddam Husayn.

Author : Mordechai Abir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317799337

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Saudi Arabia by Mordechai Abir Pdf

This much-revised edition of Professor Abir's Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era now includes consideration of both Gulf Wars. Abir examines the social and political forces that have shaped Saudi Arabia, including the impact of Islam and of Westernization, drawing heavily on Saudi sources. There is also essential analysis of regional security dilemmas and of the country's prospects in the post-Gulf War era.

Author : John Bulloch,Harvey Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317206293

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The Gulf War by John Bulloch,Harvey Morris Pdf

After a million deaths and twice that number injured, after the destruction of much of the infrastructure of Iran and Iraq, disruption of trade throughout the Gulf and the involvement of the USA and USSR, was the Gulf War a pointless exercise, a futile conflict which achieved nothing and left the combatants at the end of it all back in exactly the same position from which they started in 1980? In this book, first published in 1989, the authors argue that the lack of territorial gain was irrelevant: the real advantages won by each side were far more important, intangible though they were. For Iran, the channelling of the energies of her people away from domestic concerns meant the continuation of the Islamic revolution and ensured the stability of the mullahs. In Iraq, the war propped up the increasingly shaky regime of Saddam Hussein. The outside world, especially the superpowers, was terrified of the spread of Muslim fundamentalism, so made no effort to prevent Iraq from trying to halt this spread. But Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the oil states also had vested interests in promoting the continuation of the war.

Author : Saddam Hussein
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991
ISBN : 9780788100291

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Iraq Speaks by Saddam Hussein Pdf

Includes 85 translated letters, speeches, messages, interviews from 1955 through January 1991. Presents the Iraqi point of view from Iraqi governmental officials. Represents a sampling of official Iraqi commentary on various aspects of the Gulf Crisis. Includes various UN Security Council resolutions.

Author : Khalid Al-Jaber,Sigurd Neubauer
Publisher : Gulf International Forum
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781732804319

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The Gulf Crisis by Khalid Al-Jaber,Sigurd Neubauer Pdf

The Gulf Crisis marks a clear dividing line in the GCC's history reflecting a change in the political, economic, security, social and media realities of the intra-GCC relationship. The question on everyone's mind: will this Crisis be the final nail in the coffin of the Gulf Cooperation Council after nearly four decades?

Author : M. Sadiq,J.C. McCain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401116855

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The Gulf War Aftermath by M. Sadiq,J.C. McCain Pdf

In 1962 Rachel Carson warned of the consequences of man's pollution in her book Silent Spring, a book that some feel marks the real beginning of our environmental awareness. Silent Spring told of the consequences of our increasing pesticide use to birds. Almost 30 years after her warning, the western Arabian Gulf experienced its "silent spring" when approximately 100,000 to 250,000 waterbirds died, along with millions of other organisms, due to the massive oil spill that resulted due to Gulf war. The magnitude of our environmental problems has continued to grow during the last thirty years to a point where even the "doomsday" environmentalists could hardly have envisioned back in 1962. It seems the death of yet uncounted thousands of humans was not sufficient for Saddam Husain. His desire for power and infamy led him to unleash environmental war on mankind. At the end of the Gulf war he set ablaze the oil fields of Kuwait and released more oil into the sea than had been spilled at any time throughout history. These actions were despicable and an affront to civilized man. A quality environment should be a right of all mankind, and to wage war by deliberately polluting the earth cannot be tolerated.

Author : Bernard Wood,Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015019621039

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The Gulf Crisis by Bernard Wood,Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security Pdf

Author : Ken Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134904587

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The Gulf Conflict and International Relations by Ken Matthews Pdf

Key documents and essential facts, combined with a strong theoretical framework - this new textbook clarifies the Gulf War of 1991, puts it in the context of the changing international order and identifies long-term consequences.