| Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement Contributor(s): Samaan, Jean-Loup (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367109735 ISBN-13: 9780367109738 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 355.03 |
| LCCN: 2018400905 |
| Series: Whitehall Papers |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.40 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement offers a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations. Jean-Loup Samaan explores the dynamics underpinning the evolution of strategic partnerships between the Gulf States and Asian partners. He looks at how Gulf countries have pursued a diversification strategy in response to the risk of a potential retreat from the region on the part of traditional partners such as the US, and argues that, rather than being the result of a deliberate common policy on the part of the Gulf States, this trend derives from unilateral choices by Gulf leaders, best explained by the concept of 'strategic hedging'. |