Security in the Persian Gulf Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for

This book is a follow-up volume to the acclaimed The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion , published by St. Martin's Press in 1997. The same editors, who direct the Gulf/2000 Project at Columbia University, h

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SECURITY IN THE PERSIAN GULF

EDITED BY LAWRENCE

G.

POTTER

AND GARY G. SICK

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Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for Consensus

© Lawrence G. Potter and Gary G. Sick, 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

First published in 2002 by PALGRAVE™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.I00I0 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 0-312-23836-3 cloth ISBN 0-312-23950-5 paperback Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Security in the Persian Gulf: origins, obstacles, and the search for consensus / edited by Lawrence G. Potter and Gary G. Sick. p. cm. ISBN 0-312-23950-5 (pbk.)-ISBN 0-312-23836-3 (cloth) 1. National security-Persian Gulf Region. 2. Persian Gulf Region-Military policy. I. Potter, Lawrence G. II. Sick, Gary, 1935UA832.S44 2001 327'.09536-dc21 2001044655 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. First edition: January 2002 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

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SECURITY IN THE PERSIAN GULF

Introduction

Lawrence G. Potter and Gary G. Sick

1.

7

The Historical Pattern of Gulf Security

J E. Peterson 2.

The Gulf's Ethnic Diversity: An Evolutionary History

33

M R.Izady 3.

The Erosion of Consensus: Perceptions of GCC States of a Changing Region

91

Ibrahim A. Karawan 4.

109

A Regional Security System in the Persian Gulf

Saideh Lotfian

5.

135

On the Persian Gulf Islands: An Iranian Perspective

falil Roshandel 6.

155

The Islands Question: An Arabian Perspective

Hassan AI-Alkim

7.

Anything but Black and White: A Commentary on the Lower Gulf Islands Dispute

171

Richard Schofield 8.

The New Generation in Saudi Arabia: Cultural Change, Political Identity, and Regime Security

189

Mai Yamani

9.

The Coming Generation in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities

207

Mohammad Hadi Semati

10.

Mutual Realities, Perceptions, and Impediments Between the GCC States and Iran

217

Abdullah K Alshayji

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CONTENTS

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Mutual Perceptions in the Persian Gulf Region: An Iranian Perspective

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Bijan Khajehpour