Defence Dilemmas of the GCC States – Threats and Military Build-Up

• Authors: Robert Czulda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Although regional states don`t seek war, it cannot be ruled out that an unfavourable development in the international arena could lead to an unintended outbreak of a full-scale conflict, which would either di­rectly or indirectly involve the Arab monarchies. In response to several threats within their proximity, these states have, for years, been pursuing several initiatives aimed at increasing their deterrence potential and inter­operability in case of a crisis. The main goal of this article is to present and assess the GCC’s threat perception, followed by an analysis of the multilat­eral and unilateral responses. The main research question concerns the de­gree to which the GCC states are able to establish a joint and effective military bloc within the Persian Gulf.

Keywords

EN

Persian Gulf; security; GCC; defence; military procurements

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-67

Dates

published

2018-06-30

Contributors

author

Robert Czulda

• University of Lodz, Institute of Political Studies

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/1641-4233.21.04