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Markaz al-Imārāt lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-Buḥūth al-Istirātījīyah
(9th : 2004 : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
This analysis offers fresh insight into security issues and social policy in the Gulf states. It covers the redefining of government responsibilities, the initiation of political and social change, the evolution of media roles, and the expansion of opportunities for women. The book also presents important new assessments of the security situations in Iraq and Iran, and early developments in security co-operation and economic integration in the region.
List of tables -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Foreward / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- Introduction : challenges confronting the Gulf region : an overview -- The Gulf : challenges of the future / Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan -- Shifting security parameters in the 21st century / Gareth Evans -- Multinational corporations and state sovereignty : redefining government responsibilities in a global economy / John Major -- Positioning the GCC countries in the global economy : challenges and policy options / Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani -- Dialectics of change and continuity in the Gulf regional system / Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar -- What is the position of the Gulf in the world? / Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan -- The political impact of globalization on the Gulf states / Shamlan Yousef Al-Issa -- Democracy in the Gulf? : challenges and opportunities / Benjamin R. Barber -- The impace of US policy on Gulf security : the military viewpoint / Anthony C. Zinni -- Iran and international relations : impact onpolitical stability in the Gulf / Mohammed Ali Abtahi -- Iran's emerging regional security doctrine : domestic sources and the role of international constraints / Mahmood Sariolghalam -- Iran's regional policies : western perspectives / Jerrold D. Green -- The impace of Iran's nuclear program on Gulf security / Geoffrey Kemp -- The impact of the new Iraq on the GCC states / Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz -- Iraqi economy : aspiratiosn and challenges / Kamel M. Al-Kilani -- Post-conflict Iraq and the Gulf : ambivalent effects of change / Faleh A. Jabar -- Defining success in Iraq and its implications for the Gulf / Frederick D. Barton -- Political reform in the Gulf : society and state in a changing world / Bassam Tibi -- The political and economic dimensions of GCC foreign relations : prospects and challenges / Saleh Abdulrahman Al-Mani -- The role of the GCC in promoting policies of regional coexistence / Abdul-Ridha Assiri -- The evolving role of media in the Gulf : privatization, competition, and censorship / Jamal A. Khashoggi -- The changing role of women in the Gulf region / Munira Ahmed Fakhro -- Women in the Gulf and globalization : challenges and opportunities / Badria abdullah Al-Awadhi -- Contributors -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.
"9th Annual Conference of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research held from January 11-13, 2004 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-499) and index.