The gcc states and the shifting balance of global power. With particular focus on oman, qatar and the united arab emirates, it explores how these states have been successful in not only guaranteeing their survival, but also in increasing their influence in the region. The central aim of this study is to examine the dynamic ways in which. The politics of the gulf philip robins st antonys college 61008 queries on the availability of this option should be directed to dr robins this option is being offered to students on the mmes m.
Students will come to understand the major narratives about the gulf by examining the regions modern history, politics, economy and security, as well as the role of outside players in this region. The persian gulf is a unique spot in the islam world, because the shia population is so well represented in traditional sunni muslim societies. Republic of iraq on the other hand is another state which leads the gulf politics because it has a different power structure among the gulf states, and has a. Ir theory in practice case study university of alberta. School of economics and political science lse or the kuwait programme on development. Since 2011 the political landscape of the arab countries has been. Sectarian politics in the gulf is a must read that offers a fresh and innovative contribution to the literature in international relations and comparative government. Laurence louer the shia who live on the arabian side of the persian gulf are not part of the higher strata of the social fabric. The gulf2000 project is a service to scholars, government officials, business people, journalists and other specialists who have a professional association with the persian gulf and gulf studies. It was, in the words of one gulf scholar, red meat to the sectarian radicals. The role of gulf states in peace and security and development. National contexts while most muslim majority societies are sunni, comprising about 8590 percent of the total global muslim population, iran, iraq, azerbaijan and.
Cross sectarian interaction can boost resilience even in the face of sectarian. So, too, are the personal observations from the authors travels to bahrain and kuwait in 2011 and after, and to saudi arabia prior to the start of the upheaval. International relations of the persian gulf cambridge. Cambridge university press, 2010, but we will supplement this with many recent journal articles on selected countries. Gulf plunged into diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties. Political reform measures from a domestic gcc perspective. The contributors to this book examine sectarian politics in the persian gulf, including the gcc states, yemen, iran and iraq, and consider the origins and consequences of sectarianism broadly construed, as it affects ethnic, tribal and religious groups. The gulf and the horn of africa share a long history of economic and political. Angloamerican hegemony and the shaping of a region. This includes the investigation of political behavior, international relations, law and political values. Sectarian violence in middle eastern politics is perhaps the ugliest part of the general resurgence of religion in contemporary world politics.
The gulf war, 19901991 section 1 realist ir theory and the gulf war from reading chapter 5 of the globalization of world politics 4e. The qatari and uae constitutions were both provisional documents. The story begins in 1971 when britain ended its protectorate relations with the smaller states of the lower gulf. The gulf war 19901991 and the study of international relations. Encompassing iran and the states of the arabian peninsula, the research. He did expand the very limited scope for women to play a role in saudi public life, but was generally conservative at home. This book explores these contradictions in relation to a subsystem of the middle east, namely the gulf region. More importantly, the region has been the major potential source of incremental supplies since the 1940s, and will retain this role in the foreseeable future. A research planning conference february 28 march 2, 1999 atlanta, georgia sponsored by centers for disease control and prevention in coordination with the office of public health and science department of health and human services.
Policy and politics dictated that the korean war be limited in scope and intensity because the political goal was one of moderationa show of force to prevent further soviet military adventures. Focusing on three gulf states affected most by sectarian tensions. A call for manuscripts on personal experiences was made through a usas army magazine and a usa news throughout 1992. The focus of the conflict has been identified as a ruling minority alawite regime with alawites being a largely syncretic shiite muslim offshoot from which president assads most senior political and military associates are drawn and allied shia regimes such as iran, pitted against the countrys sunni muslim. Sectarian definition of sectarian by merriamwebster. The political economy of sectarianism in the gulf carnegie. The points put forward by matthiesen to depict the rise of sectarian politics in the gulf as a policy response to the arab spring are compelling. The victory was a triumph of coalition strategy, of international cooperation, of technology, and. The results are now in your hands in the form of selected perspectives and experiences.
Naval academy professor jeffrey macris talks about his book, the politics and security of the gulf. The arab rulers and the british resident in the nineteenth century 2004 article pdf available january 2004 with 744 reads how we measure reads. Pdf sectarian relations and sunni identity in postcivil. Women have assumed ministerial posts in bahrain and oman as well. United states institute of peace, like the iraq war and, to a lesser extent, lebanons 2006 war, syrias internecine conflict has enabled the gulf s ruling families, media commentators, clerics. Constitutional reform and political participation in the gulf khalaf. From balance of power to failed hegemony, in michael hudson and mimi kirk eds. Aug 29, 2016 this reality sheds light on the political economy of sectarianism in the middle east, and especially the arab gulf region, revealing the strong incentives rulers have to cultivate noneconomic sources of legitimacy in order to maintain the necessary preponderance of political support while maximizing scarce resource revenues. Khaleeji identity in contemporary gulf politics by gaith. The gulf has been hit by its biggest diplomatic crisis in years after arab nations including saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, egypt and bahrain cut ties with qatar, accusing it of. Royal factions, ruling strategies, and sectarianism in bahrain kristin smith diwan, american university 6. Focusing on three states affected most by sectarian tensionsbahrain, saudi arabia, and kuwaitwehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external events, such as the iraq civil war and the arab. Biopolitics of arab gulf worker protests in the year of uprisings ahmed kanna introduction the arab region is undergoing a potentially worldhistorical transformation. The course will explore the causes and effects of the iranianiraqi war, the persian gulf war, the second war in iraq, and current dilemmas and politics in iraq.
The gulf war, 19901991 ir theory in practice case study. In persian gulf, sectarianism as a tool used by states comes from muslim fragmentation into sunni and shia branches and is expressed in a hostility towards the opposite group. Common examples are denominations of a religion, ethnic identity, class, or region for citizens of a state and factions of a political movement the ideological underpinnings of attitudes and behaviours labelled as. Export a ris file for endnote, procite, reference manager, zotero, mendeley export a text file for bibtex note. It is a great boo, but can be hard to follow at times because its so condensed. The politics of economic reform in arab gulf states baker institute. The gulf war 19901991 and the study of international relations 111 but a relatively consistent part of the post1945 international system.
Sectarianism may be broadly defined as the process through which forms of ethnic andor religious identity are politicized. Part i focuses on the political economy implications of the decline in oil prices and government revenues for the gulf states, while part ii suggests incentives and. Background document on gulf warrelated research for the health impact of chemical exposures during the gulf war. It is an older version so it does not speak about the aftermath of the kuwaitiraq war. Foreign policy analysis of the gulf, however, is often hindered by the black box of leadership within the gulf arab states. Identity politics, sectarian conflict, and regional political rivalry in the middle east sean cleary i an introduction to sectarian identities although conflicts between sunni and shia muslims are not the only sectarian violence in the middle east, with an increase in violence against members of the coptic community in egypt before.
The book belongs on the syllabus of any class dealing with gulf security and on the desk of policy planners and decision makers around. Much was made of the issue of double standards in regard to the western defence of kuwait, but the defence of an established sovereign state against full annexation by another state was a relatively rar. Sectarianism is a form of prejudice, discrimination, or hatred arising from attaching relations of inferiority and superiority to differences between subdivisions within a group. The drivers of conflict between the sunnis and the shia are mostly political in nature, and political and social contexts inform the primacy of sectarian identity and the prevalence of sectarianism. The syrian civil war has been described as an intensely sectarian conflict. Abstract this article investigates the decisions behind the. Institute for gulf affairs policy brief, june 2014 policy. There are different, conflicting political discourses among the six gulf states. I read this book for a graduate course on the arab gulf.
Gregory gause, iii associate professor of political science university of vermont introductionwhy the case is important the gulf war of 199091 was the largest american military involvement since vietnam. The regional geo sectarian contest over the gulf commentaries insight turkey spring 2018 volume 20, number 2 sectarianism in the middle east has intensified since the u. The state and sectarian identities in the persian gulf monarchies. Syrias sectarian ripples across the gulf ebook, 20. The national context is essential for understating sectarian conflict in the middle east today.
Sectarian definition is of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian. In this new saban center analysis paper, elizabeth dickinson examines why private financing by gulf donors for syrias extremist rebels risks igniting sectarian conflict in gulf countries. Even though the us has provided the security umbrella in the region, its handling of ethnic conflicts and civil wars has irritated members of the gulf cooperation council gcc. Bahrain, saudi arabia and kuwait in comparative perspective laurence louer, sciences po 5. Sectarian conflict is more political and social than purely religious. Sectarian discrimination and extremism in bahrains. In the process, oil dramatically restructured politics and economics, creating new alliances and institutions that would continue to shape politics into the 21st century. The foreign policy literature on the gulf cooperation council gcc is plentiful, and certainly has a rich and volatile sample to consider. The political and economic role of the gulf states in the middle east and north africa. Sectarian politics in the gulf working group summary report certain streams of scholarship have suggested that conflicts around sectarian identity lie at the very crux of middle eastern politics. The details of this initial arrangement in kuwait and qatar are developed in crystal 1995. The contributors to this book examine sectarian politics in the persian gulf, including the gcc states, yemen, iran and iraq, and consider the origins and con sequences of sectarianism broadly construed, as it affects ethnic, tribal and religious groups. Institute for gulf affairs policy brief, june 2014 saudi arabia was established as an absolute monarchy in 1932. Introduction the middle east holds a very iarge proportion of the worlds proven oil reserves.
Identity politics and nationbuilding under sultan qaboos marc. The small gulf states analyses the evolution of these states foreign and security policies since the arab spring. African americans and the persian gulf crisis by jacquelin. Mar 14, 2018 however, this union collapsed as well, when various gulf states developed different and sometimes conflicting policies on the arab revolutions and insurgencies. For states in transition in the gulf and the region, this opens up new possibilities with regard to the political and economic choices facing new and reempowered policy elites. This dissertation provides a comparative analysis of the foreign policies of the arab gulf monarchies during the period of 1971 to 1990, as examined through two case studies. Sectarian politics in the gulf isbn 9780231165129 pdf epub. The saudi ruling family, headed by king abdullah ibn abdulaziz, monopolizes the countrys political and economical apparatuses. He specializes in the history, society, culture, and politics of the gulf arab states, and is director of the gulf studies ma and phd program at exeter. Read sectarian politics in the gulf pdf from the iraq war to the arab uprisings by frederic wehrey columbia university press one of foreign policys best. The purpose of classes in political science is to provide students with knowledge to assist them in understanding how government and politics affect.
Sectarianism as a factor shaping persian gulf security. Understanding the politics of the gulf cooperation council. Bahrain, saudi arabia and kuwait in comparative perspective. The late king abdullah is often portrayed as a reformer in the saudi context. A case study september 15, 2015 sectarian and ethnic divisions, population pressure, religious extremism, intervention from outside states, poor and grossly corrupt governance, authoritarianism, and a fractured political system have all made their own contribution to the present level of violence in what in many ways. Identity politics, sectarian conflict, and regional political. This paper examines the rise of the new sectarianism within the arab world, specifically looking at bahrain, lebanon and.
And in kuwait, bahrain, qatar, and oman, women now have the right to vote. The persian gulf war was the first major conflict following the end of the cold war. This is not to imply, of course, that all of the persian gulfs international politics can be reduced to issues of security, but rather to. It also has a good geographical position and is in a position to control the waves of the warm waters of this region. The intense media interest in the recent leadership transition in saudi arabia is a reflection of the importance of the personal in gulf politics. From the iraq war to the arab uprisings columbia studies in middle east politics at. Wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the iraq war, the 2006 lebanon conflict, the arab uprisings, and syrias civil war. This paper introduces the gulf moment in contemporary arab history and. The cooperation council for the arab states of the gulf arabic. The foreign policy of the arab gulf monarchies from 1971 to 1990.
Wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the iraq war, the 2006. The twoday workshop addressed islamism and identity politics in the gulf, the impact of regional dynamics and the politics of sectarianism as well as citizenship. Potter, sectarian politics in the persian gulf, 2014, print, 143177. Book the gulf vacation rentals have a few policies we would like you to be aware of. This requires some opening of political space for movements to form around issues that transcend sectarian identities e. Read sectarian politics in the gulf pdf from the iraq war to the arab uprisings by frederic wehrey columbia university press one of foreign policys best five books of 20, chosen by marc. He received his dphil in history from the university of oxford 2001, where he studied at st. The transformation of social and political authority in. Sectarianism and minorities in the syrian civil war. Contemporary socio political issues of the arab gulf moment core.
At the broadest level, the political economy of the gulf is characterized by three general sets of developments. This book used qatar and kuwait as a compare and contrast to provide some deep understanding of the gulf. Focusing on three gulf states affected most by sectarian tensions bahrain, saudi arabia, and kuwait wehrey identifies the factors that have exacerbated or tempered sectarianism, including domestic political institutions, the media, clerical establishments, and the contagion effect of external regional events, such as the iraq war, the. Despite the historical symbolism associated with africanamerican participation and disproportionate representation in the military, african americans composed the most consistently identifiable strata. This summary report contains synopses of chapters written for the sectarian politics in the gulf research initiative over two working group meetings that took place in doha. The politics of protection, center for international and regional studies at the georgetown university school of foreign service in qatar. The politics of the arabian peninsula and persian gulf. Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of. United arab emirates majlis watani itihadi federal national council. From the iraq war to the arab uprisings columbia studies in middle east politics by frederic wehrey english 20 isbn.
Abu dhabi is a new economic superpower that will soon wield enormous influence across both developing and developed worlds. Indeed, womens political rights, previously nonexistent in the conservative arab gulf states, have undergone extraordinary growth in recent years. The international relations of the persian gulf gregory gauses masterful book is the. Sectarian politics in the gulf columbia university press. Sectarian tensions in the west asia have exacerbated with a new power and remain a vital factor influencing relations between muslim states. Understanding the politics of the gulf cooperation council states gcc a lunch time crash course for students, faculty, and researchers the gulf cooperation council states saudi arabia, oman, bahrain, qatar, kuwait, united arab emirates have since their inception gone through quite unique socioeconomic and political developments.
Long a taboo topic, as well as one that has alarmed outside powers, sectarian conflict in the middle east is on the rise. Saudi arabia, the united arab emirates uae and bahrain began to take initiatives in the middle east. Sectarian politics in the gulf epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. Political science political science is the study of politics, government and related topics. Sectarian politics in the gulf frederic wehrey pdf from. Identity politics, sectarian conflict, and regional. At the same time, for various external and internal reasons, saudi arabia and other sunniled states have begun a subtle rapprochement towards israel and have been engaged in incorporating sectarian rhetoric in their foreign policy discourse. The birth of sunni and shia sectarian entrepreneurs initially founded as an inclusive muslimmajority state, pakistans sectarian tensions have deepened over the course of its history. The changing architecture of world politics means that power and influence will be dispersed among a greater number of active participants than ever before. Geopolitics of the persian gulf region 83 saudi arabia conducts an incoherent policy towards its shia minority, being unsure about its loyalty towards the saudi monarchy. The central aim of this study is to examine the dynamic ways in which evolving sectarian identities and politics in the gulf region intersect.
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