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The foreign policy of smaller Gulf states : size, power, and regime stability in the Middle East

Szalai, Máté, author

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\"This book studies how smaller Gulf states managed to increase their influence in the Middle East, often times capitalising on their smallness as a foreign policy tool. By establishing a novel theoretical framework (the complex model of size), this study identifies specific ways in which material and perceptual smallness affect power, identity, regime stability and leverage in international politics. The small states of the Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates) managed to build up considerable influence in regional politics in the last decade, although their size is still considered an essential, irresolvable weakness, which makes them secondary actors to great powers like Saudi Arabia or Iran. Breaking down explicit and implicit biases towards largeness, the book examines specific case studies related to foreign and security policy behaviour, including the Gulf wars, the Arab Uprisings, the Gulf rift, and the Abraham Accords. Analysing the often neglected small Gulf states, the volume is an important contribution to international relations theory making it a key resource for students and academics interested in small state studies, Gulf studies and political science of the Middle East\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: National security Persian Gulf States History 20th century. / National security Persian Gulf States History 21st century. / Persian Gulf States Foreign relations 20th century. / Persian Gulf States Foreign relations 21st century. / Persian Gulf States Foreign relations Middle East. / Middle East Foreign relations Persian Gulf Region. / Persian Gulf States Military relations.
• ISBN: 9780367745202, 9780367745257

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS247.A13 S93 2022	1	BOOK	GENERAL