| The Gulf Military Balance: The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions Contributor(s): Cordesman, Anthony H. (Author), Gold, Bryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442227931 ISBN-13: 9781442227934 Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Series: CSIS Report |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.51" W x 11.05" (1.72 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world's largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have made the peninsula the focal point of US and Iranian strategic competition. Moreover, large youth populations, high unemployment rates, and political systems with highly centralized power bases have posed other economic, political, and security challenges that the Gulf states must address and that the United States must take into consideration when forming strategy and policy. |