Security and Bilateral Issues between Iran and its Arab Neighbours PDF
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GAWDAT BAHGAT, ANOUSHIRAVAN EHTESHAMI & NEIL QUILLIAM SECURITY AND BILATERAL ISSUES BETWEEN IRAN AND ITS Iraq ARAB NEIGHBOURS Kuwait Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Oman Security and Bilateral Issues between Iran and its Arab Neighbours Tensions between Iran and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf have emerged as a major fault line in Middle East politics, sparking fears of greater conflicts ahead. The contributors of this volume use their deep knowledge of the region to take readers beyond simple stereotypes to explore the complexities of one of the major global challenges of the day. The result is an informative and penetrating assessment that anyone inter- ested in the future of the Persian Gulf should read. —James Lindsay, senior vice president at the Council on Foreign Relations USA Gawdat Bahgat • Anoushiravan Ehteshami • Neil Quilliam Editors Security and Bilateral Issues between Iran and its Arab Neighbours Editors Anoushiravan Ehteshami Gawdat Bahgat Sch Govt & Intl Affairs, Al-Qasimi Near East South Asia Center for Bldg Strategic Studies Durham University National Defense University (NDU) Durham, United Kingdom Washington DC, USA Neil Quilliam MENA Programme The Royal Institute of International Affairs London, United Kingdom ISBN 978-3-319-43288-5 ISBN 978-3-319-43289-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43289-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957735 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover design by Jenny Vong Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland To: Alexandra, Emma, and Alison A cknowledgement This book started with the ambitious plan of filling a glaring gap in the lit- erature on the Persian Gulf—what we dubbed the ‘1+7’ relationship. Our deliberations in 2014 resulted in a two-year research dialogue on Iran’s relations with its neighbouring Arab states, orchestrated by the al-Sabah Programme at Durham University, the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. We were privileged to have been working with a strong team of international experts with deep knowledge of the Persian Gulf sub-region and of the interactions between its states and communities. The contri- butions to this volume have their roots in the discussions and exchanges which have been taking place between us since our inaugural authors’ workshop at Chatham House in London in November 2014. Our project succeeded thanks to the close collaboration between its three partners and the army of colleagues and advisors who generously supported us in meeting our objectives, and ensuring that we crossed the finish line with a comprehensive and rich output. We are particularly grateful to Sophie Grant and Jamil De Dominicis at Chatham House, Dr Lorraine Holmes in particular and the Finance Office at Durham University, Anne Barnes and William Turner at the NDU for administrative and logistical support, and to Ursula Heywood (also at Durham) for generous editorial support. The assembled experts and policy analysts did us a great service for providing us with intellectual support, for taking the lead in our various discussions, and for their insightful comments on drafts of commissioned papers. This book project will not have been completed without their support, but any vii viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT shortcomings in the volume can only rest with us, the editors. Finally, we would like to thank the wonderful editorial team from Palgrave, particu- larly Sarah Roughley and Samantha Snedden. Gawdat, Anoushiravan, and Neil. June 2016 c ontents 1 Security and Bilateral Issues Between Iran and Its Arab Neighbours 1 Gawdat Bahgat, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, and Neil Quilliam 2 Iran’s Policy Toward the Persian Gulf: Dynamics of Continuity and Change 11 Shireen Hunter 3 The Gulf in a Wider Context: Outside Nation-States in the Intensifying Iranian- Arab Security Competition 39 Richard L. Russell 4 Iran’s Relations with Bahrain 61 Steven Wright 5 Iran and Iraq 81 James J. Walsh 6 Iran and Kuwait 123 Hamad H. Albloshi ix x CONTENTS 7 Iran-Oman Relations Since the 1970s: A Mutually Beneficial Modus Vivendi 149 Marc Valeri 8 Iran-Qatar Relations 167 Mehran Kamrava 9 Saudi-Iranian Relations: A Troubled Trajectory 189 Awadh Al-Badi 10 Iran-UAE Relations 211 Kristian Coates Ulrichsen 11 Conclusion 229 Gawdat Bahgat, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, and Neil Quilliam Index 241
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