The International Politics of the Persian Gulf

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International Politics of the Persian Gulf Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Series Editor Other titles from Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities Michaelle L. Browers The Education of Women and The Vices of Men: Two Qajar Tracts Translated from Persian with an Introduction by Hasan Javadi and Willem Floor Globalization and the Muslim World: Culture, Religion, and Modernity Edited by Birgit Schaebler and Leif Stenberg God and Juggernaut: Iran’s Intellectual Encounter with Modernity Farzin Vahdat A Guerrilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period of National Liberation in Iran, 1971–1979 Peyman Vahabzadeh The Kurdish Quasi-State: Development and Dependency in Post–Gulf War Iraq Denise Natali Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran: The Life and Legacy of Popular Iranian Female Artists Kamran Talattof The Politics of Public Memory in Turkey Edited by Esra Özyürek Religion, Society, and Modernity in Turkey Şerif Mardin The Urban Social History of the Middle East, 1750-1950 Edited by Peter Sluglett International Politics of the Persian Gulf International Politics of the Persian Gulf Edited by Mehran Kamrava Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2011 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5160 All Rights Reserved 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in association with the Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our Web site at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3280-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International politics of the Persian Gulf / edited by Mehran Kamrava. p. cm. — (Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3280-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Persian Gulf Region—Foreign relations—21st century. 2. Persian Gulf Region— Foreign economic relations—21st century. 3. Persian Gulf Region—Politics and government—21st century. 4. Persian Gulf Region—Strategic aspects. 5. National security—Persian Gulf Region. I. Kamrava, Mehran, 1964– DS326.I576 2011 327.536—dc22 2011011777 Manufactured in the United States of America • For Melisa, Dilara, and Kendra ...