The Persian Gulf and the geopolitics of oil
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The US' increasing involvement in the Persian Gulf politics has wide ranging consequences for the geopolitics of oil and its stable flow to the world markets. These complex issues require unconventional coalitions, skilled diplomacy, multinational initiative and drawing China as an oil importing ally rather than antagonizing Beijing which would absolve the US as a regional combatant aggressively pursuing unilateral national and security interests to the detriment of regional stability.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 2006
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Anchoring America's Asian assets: Why Washington must strengthen Guam
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U.S. planners have finally recognized the imperative to build up Guam as a sovereign anchor of America's force posture in East Asia to prevent the contradiction from harming U.S. interests in the strategically vital region. Regional threats to American interests, Guam's importance as a forward logistics hub, and the infrastructure renaissance and regional access initiatives that will be necessary to help Guam fully realize its new role are examined.
Publication Name: Comparative Strategy
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0149-5933
Year: 2005
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Gulf cooperation council threat perceptions and deterrence objectives
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The existing threat perceptions of the Arab world with a special emphasis on the Gulf region are highlighted with a view to determine who the oil-rich states are attempting to deter through their steady buildup of arms since the mid eighties. The efforts of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to develop a powerful deterrent to protect themselves against the threats from the north and east are described.
Publication Name: Comparative Strategy
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0149-5933
Year: 2003
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