The Arab Gulf States and Reform in the Middle East Between Iran and the "Arab Spring"

The Gulf states have unique characteristics. Their populations are limited, and they have small, unskilled armies. Nevertheless, they have been blessed with tremendous wealth. This book discusses Saudi Arabia and the smaller Gulf states, the threats with which they must contend, and the manner in which they are choosing to do so. While the focus of this analysis revolves around the relations of these Arab Gulf states with Iran, a country that has played a central role in their threat perception since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this research also considers the states' relations with each other and with the U.S., and the effect of other regional events and forces, chief among them the Arab Upheavals.

Yoel Guzansky is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University, Israel. Mr. Guzansky joined the INSS after coordinating work on Iran at the National Security Council. He has written and edited monographs and published policy papers, op-eds and peer-reviewed work in academic journals.

1.Introduction
PART I: CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN THE GULF
2.The Changing Dynamic of American-GCC Relations
3.The Gulf Cooperation Council: from cooperation to unity?
4.Defense cooperation in the GCC
Part II: THE GULF STATES AND IRAN
5.Saudi Arabia
6.Kuwait
7.Qatar
8.The United Arab Emirates
9.Bahrain
10. Oman
11. The other 'Gulf' state: Yemen
Part III: STABILITY AND THE 'ARAB SPRING'
Part IV: IS THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY MY FRIEND? ISRAEL AND THE GULF STATES
12. Conclusion: The Rising Gulf
Appendix: Major Events in the history of the Gulf states